West African slavery took two distinct forms with different labor regimes.

Evidence

Where large slave concentrations existed, slaves lived in separate settlements, worked under the direction of an overseer, and produced commodities for exchange. From sunrise to early afternoon they labored for their master; the rest of the day they worked their own plots, raising their own foodstuffs. The second kind of slavery obtained only where slave concentrations were low. Often described as lineage slavery, in this system the slave worked alongside his master and family, and his offspring often became free within a generation or two. The great majority of adult slaves were women. — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 110

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes settlement slavery from lineage slavery, two distinct regime types.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 110
• XREF: connects to: Medieval slave and serf labor forms were not sharply distinct in practice; Islamic slavery differed markedly from Western Christian slavery.

Broader Connections

• Medieval slave and serf labor forms were not sharply distinct in practice #responds-to (0.50)
• Islamic slavery differed markedly from Western Christian slavery. #expands (0.35)