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Originally Posted by roscoguy
You're not really using this factoid as an excuse for slavery, are you??? This is a blatant attempt to lessen European & American guilt and blame for purchasing human beings for use as slaves. And as far as who 'invented' it, according to many sources, it was originally the Portuguese that landed in Africa, at least some of whom had the express intent of capturing & kidnapping people to be used as forced labor. To imply otherwise is akin to saying that there would be no market for illegal drugs if there were no sellers. It is the demand that created the market - in BOTH cases.
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Slavery existed long before America was even discovered and Europeans began their trade. Slavery existed in the first civilizations like the Sumer in Mesopotamia (3500 BC)
Slavery has been inflicted by just about every race and religion on the planet. Africans, Caucasians, Asians, even American Natives had slaves. You'd be surprised that slavery still exists in several countries today, and they aren't run by white people.
You are making a blatant attempt to blame only whites for slavery. Do some more research.