Thread by @CraigJones1966, Slavery, and slave traders. Black people are angry. Tearing down or vandalising [...]

CraigJones1966

Slavery, and slave traders. Black people are angry. Tearing down or vandalising statues of slave traders from years past.. condemning White people and "white privilege" whatever that is. But what they don't want to talk about is the role that their own ancestors played.

Back in the good old days, White people were too afraid to go and get their own slaves, so did they have help? Let's look into this... https://bit.ly/3g8Co80

When the Slave Traders Were African

Those whose ancestors sold slaves to Europeans now struggle to come to terms with a painful legacy.

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My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader | The New Yorker

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani on grappling with her guilt over her family’s role in the slave trade in Nigeria.

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An African country reckons with its history of selling slaves

Benin was a hub of the slave trade. But many people want to forget their families’ role.

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A History of African Slave Traders

During the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Europeans bought from African slave traders who sold other Africans due to debt, class, or lack of empathy.

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Africans who played an active role in the Transatlantic slave trade - Face2Face Africa

It has been established that the demand for slaves during the Transatlantic slave trade was fuelled by the availability of a supply chain which involved African rulers and tradesmen who made a...

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'Willful amnesia': How Africans forgot — and remembered — their role in the slave trade

Ghana’s “Year of Return” is changing how the history of the slave trade is remembered in Africa.

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And let's remind our Muslim friends of their part in the slave trade, just in case they start getting ideas about blaming White folks tòo. https://bit.ly/3g8mZ7o

Forgotten slavery: The Arab-Muslim slave trade | FairPlanet

Also known as the trans-Saharan trade is billed as the longest, having happened for more than 1300 years while taking millions of Africans away from their land.

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A book that every black person should read. You might actually learn something.

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