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Abdullah Ibrahim

"People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves."

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"People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves."

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