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Igor
is on page 23 of 192
“The Arabs have devastated our land, the land of Borno...
They have taken our free men and kin and they sell them
to the slave markets of Egypt, Syria, and elsewhere...
Our people are treated there as merchandise.”
King of Borno (northern Nigeria), in a letter to the sultan of Egypt,
pleading for the return of people stolen into slavery, written in 1391.
Certanly an old and common practice.
— Nov 20, 2022 03:10PM
They have taken our free men and kin and they sell them
to the slave markets of Egypt, Syria, and elsewhere...
Our people are treated there as merchandise.”
King of Borno (northern Nigeria), in a letter to the sultan of Egypt,
pleading for the return of people stolen into slavery, written in 1391.
Certanly an old and common practice.
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Igor
is on page 100 of 192
"Slave owners entrusted their
children to enslaved women
for most of their early years.
An enslaved woman was
often the very first object of
childhood affection that a
member of a slave-owning
family could remember."
This is one thing that I consider very sick indeed.
— Nov 25, 2022 04:25PM
children to enslaved women
for most of their early years.
An enslaved woman was
often the very first object of
childhood affection that a
member of a slave-owning
family could remember."
This is one thing that I consider very sick indeed.
Igor
is on page 100 of 192
"In 1790, the United States produced
about 1.5 million pounds (680,000 kg) of raw
cotton; by 1860, output stood at almost
2.2 billion pounds (1 billion kg) a year."
— Nov 23, 2022 05:26PM
about 1.5 million pounds (680,000 kg) of raw
cotton; by 1860, output stood at almost
2.2 billion pounds (1 billion kg) a year."
Igor
is on page 53 of 192
"On average one in eight
sailors on a slave ship died
on a voyage, mainly from
tropical diseases."
— Nov 23, 2022 02:33PM
sailors on a slave ship died
on a voyage, mainly from
tropical diseases."
Igor
is on page 53 of 192
"It was hard to recruit crew for slave ships.
Conditions were poor—the death rate
among sailors on slave voyages was as
bad as that among the enslaved Africans.
Often seamen were tricked into
service—lured into debt and then forced
to serve on slave ships to pay what they
owed. Many deserted when they got a
chance, in Africa or the Americas."
— Nov 23, 2022 02:31PM
Conditions were poor—the death rate
among sailors on slave voyages was as
bad as that among the enslaved Africans.
Often seamen were tricked into
service—lured into debt and then forced
to serve on slave ships to pay what they
owed. Many deserted when they got a
chance, in Africa or the Americas."
Igor
is on page 44 of 192
"European and North American traders had to
establish friendly relations with African rulers
and merchants. They brought them gifts and
in return were invited to feasts. They even on
occasion took the sons of African merchants
back to Europe or North America to live in their
houses. Both sides saw themselves as engaged in
business and were indifferent to the fate of the
humans they bought and sold."
— Nov 22, 2022 04:08PM
establish friendly relations with African rulers
and merchants. They brought them gifts and
in return were invited to feasts. They even on
occasion took the sons of African merchants
back to Europe or North America to live in their
houses. Both sides saw themselves as engaged in
business and were indifferent to the fate of the
humans they bought and sold."
