A Suspicious Dhow

In Zanzibar, British naval officers pull alongside a dhow suspected of illegally carrying slaves, in order to examine the papers of the dhow's owner. A blockade was in place on the East coast of Africa, patrolled by the British and German navies, in order to suppress the slave trade and prevent the import of guns

Blockade Dhow Illegal Slaves Suspicious Trader Traders Zanzibar

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