Slavery and the slave trade are different.

Slavery refers to the practice of owning and controlling another person as property, often for forced labor or other forms of exploitation. The slave trade, on the other hand, specifically refers to the buying and selling of enslaved individuals as commodities. While slavery has existed in various forms throughout history, the slave trade typically refers to the transatlantic slave trade that occurred between the 16th and 19th centuries, in which millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homes and sold into slavery in the Americas. Both slavery and the slave trade are considered to be grave violations of human rights and have had lasting impacts on societies around the world.