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LOOKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WOOKIEES? NO NEED TO GO TO KASHYYYK — CHECK OUT STARWARS.COM’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY’S FAVORITE WALKING-CARPET ALIEN SPECIES.

For Star Wars fans who want a better understanding of various topics, there can be a lot of material to wade through. In The Playlist, we’ll curate select installments of Star Wars that will give you that greater understanding of a specific topic. Consider it your own Jedi Archives — or cheat sheet for your Jedi midterms.

Chewbacca has been everyone’s favorite first mate since Star Wars hit cinema screens more than 40 years ago. And in that time, much has been learned about Wookiees, the species to which he belongs. I’m not even sure where I originally learned that during the time of the Empire, Wookiees had been enslaved, but it became a critical part of my understanding of the galaxy. In this new era of Star Wars, we’ve been given a lot more to the story and this installment of The Playlist will take you through what we know about the plight of Wookiees over the years.

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