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The Impact of the Slave Trade on Literacy in West Africa: Evidence from the Colonial Era
recent studies highlighted importance africas history slave exporting current economic development article show differences investment education may one channels history affected current development combine data literacy rates administrative districts colonial censuses nigeria ghana 1950s data slave exports different ethnic groups find negative significant relationship slave export intensity colonial era literacy rates colonial era also use contemporary data literacy rates show negative relationship still present significant thus show effect slave trades development outcomes predates modern independent african countries still persists