The first aspect we can analyze is the level of difference between African slavery compared to the European form of slavery. As these sources illustrate, traditional African slavery was very different on several levels than the European form of slavery many are familiar with. Slavery in Africa, as stated above, may be most closely associated with indentured servitude where slaves were often treated as family members rather than treated with brutality. According to the multiple sources discussed above, a major aspect of European slavery in Africa was the harsh treatment and dehumanization of its slaves to keep them subordinate to their European captures. Historians may wonder why European slavery was different from traditional African slavery