African kingdoms were part of the atlantic slave trade, trading africans from other kingdoms who they had jailed or were holding as prisoners of war for weapons

True

Explanation:

The African kingdom were instruments of slaves of other kingdoms such as the British empire. During the 16th Century, the African rulers played a vital role in exchanging their prisoners with fire ams for slave trade. The slave trade developed into a complex system because of the impact it had on the economy of Africa.