The Barbary Slave Raids: When Europeans Were Sold in North Africa

9. The End of the Barbary Slave Trade

The decline of Barbary piracy and slave trading came with rising European naval power and shifting politics in the 19th century. Relentless military pressure and the colonization of North Africa by European powers dismantled corsair strongholds and outlawed slavery. By the mid-1800s, the infamous Barbary slave trade was finally brought to an end (via Smithsonian Magazine – End of Barbary Pirates).