Zone1 There Were White Slaves in Africa

[MizMolly]

The Forgotten History of White Slavery in Africa

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I had never heard of this.

 

[johngaltshrugged]

The line in the Marine Corp hymn about "To the shores of Tripoli" is in reference to when the US first made an international military excursion to stop the Barbary pirates from attacking our merchant vessels & enslaving our citizens.
We actually paid them tribute & ransoms for a short while before Thomas Jefferson said screw this sh!+ & took action.
The US Marines took Tripoli & brought an end to the piracy.

What Was America's First Terrorist Threat?

The Barbary Wars began in 1801 when Jefferson and the Barbary pirates had a confrontation about activity in the Mediterranean. Read about the Barbary Wars.

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The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) didn't even make slavery illegal until well into the 20th century, after WWI I believe, with many being European slaves.
We also had white many slaves in America though they were labeled as "indentured servants".

The idea we a re racist country because we had slavery at the same time as the rest of the world is a gaslight of facts & cherry picking history without proper context.

 

[mudwhistle]

The Forgotten History of White Slavery in Africa

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I had never heard of this.

There have been white slaves for thousands of years.
This is nothing new.
Egypt was filled with white slaves 4000 years ago.

 

[MizMolly]

There have been white slaves for thousands of years.
This is nothing new.
Egypt was filled with white slaves 4000 years ago.

According to some posters, whites were never slaves, only indentured servants.

 

[bodecea]

The Forgotten History of White Slavery in Africa

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I had never heard of this.

And?

 

[MizMolly]

And?

And what? There are black posters who deny that there were ever white slaves.

 

[progressive hunter]

The Forgotten History of White Slavery in Africa

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I had never heard of this.

there are currently both black and white slaves and everything in between not just in africa but all over the world,,,

but sure lets focus on the past,,

 

[MizMolly]

there are currently both black and white slaves and everything in between not just in africa but all over the world,,,

but sure lets focus on the past,,

That’s pretty much all some black posters do

 

[mudwhistle]

According to some posters, whites were never slaves, only indentured servants.

Some blacks think they're slaves because they only make $20 million/yr when they should be making $50 million/yr.