Originally posted by soleran30
We were at war with certain Indian Nations for many years we were never at "war" with black nations so to speak.
Its seems you may not be aware of the Ashanti and Zulu wars of Africa. There were many, many wars before that between the Greeks/Romans and the Egyptians/Ethiopians/Arabs. Ever since Europeans made their way into Africa, from ancient to present, Africans have been trying to do their best to fight Europeans and get them off of their backs.
Originally posted by soleran30
Also blacks were enslaving blacks in Africa as well. Hell they still have slaves in Africa. There were alot of hate crimes twards blacks early in the 20th century (you can still find the hate crimes today) however its not just whites that commit the crimes..............many black on black crimes run rampant today🙁
This is very much true. But, things really got out of hand when the Arabs took over Africa. And, I'm not necessarily taking about present day light skinned Arabs. I'm taking about ancient black Arabs, too, enslaving who looked like them. Such a shame.
When you boil the BS down, it's all about money. The question is, are we gonna do it to our own people, or the other people?
Originally posted by Stereococktail
When you boil the BS down, it's all about money. The question is, are we gonna do it to our own people, or the other people?
And the answer is: To both. Proof: Look back at History. I think every race that ever existed has been a slave during one era or another and out of that, most of these races had same-race slave owners.
Originally posted by Eis
I think it was because when white europeans arrived to Africa they saw that the people living there (who were black) were very primitive compared to them. No wheels, no ships, etc. So they looked down at them and treated them like animals.
Ehhhhh???
AFrica cradled great civilisations in many different places. One problem is thinking that Africa is ONE big country... It isn't. It contains thousands of different cultures and many civilisations.
White europeans knew Africans for thousands of years... During the age of exploration europeans needed cheap labour in the new colonies out west. And slavery was nothing new in SOME parts of Africa... Heck Rome's economy was build on slaves. Back then skin-colour just didn't matter.
There were black slave-traders as well. But soon the need for slaves exploded, and europeans and americans started rading African coasts and abducted hundreds of thousand of people.
The first LAW against "inter-racial" marriages was made in Virginia in the... I think early 17th century... There were europeans who worked for slave-wages in the new colonies to pay their fare. And Africans abducted from Africa working along-side them.
Som historians believe the "racism" was born in the new colonies to keep white "slaves" and black slaves from mingling too much and getting the idea, that they needed freedom and better wages.
"Racism" as such, based solely on SKIN-colour, is a fairly new idea in human history. It was also needed to JUSTIFY the treatment of Africans in age of liberal ideas and "all men are created equal" (not just blacks and women at the time...).
Then watch Mississipi Burning...
Originally posted by Eis
I think it was because when white europeans arrived to Africa they saw that the people living there (who were black) were very primitive compared to them. No wheels, no ships, etc. So they looked down at them and treated them like animals.
Actually they did have ships,wheels,and etc
civilizations like yoruba,bunta, etc.
Originally posted by The Omega
Ehhhhh???
AFrica cradled great civilisations in many different places. One problem is thinking that Africa is ONE big country... It isn't. It contains thousands of different cultures and many civilisations.
White europeans knew Africans for thousands of years... During the age of exploration europeans needed cheap labour in the new colonies out west. And slavery was nothing new in SOME parts of Africa... Heck Rome's economy was build on slaves. Back then skin-colour just didn't matter.
There were black slave-traders as well. But soon the need for slaves exploded, and europeans and americans started rading African coasts and abducted hundreds of thousand of people.
The first LAW against "inter-racial" marriages was made in Virginia in the... I think early 17th century... There were europeans who worked for slave-wages in the new colonies to pay their fare. And Africans abducted from Africa working along-side them.
Som historians believe the "racism" was born in the new colonies to keep white "slaves" and black slaves from mingling too much and getting the idea, that they needed freedom and better wages.
"Racism" as such, based solely on SKIN-colour, is a fairly new idea in human history. It was also needed to JUSTIFY the treatment of Africans in age of liberal ideas and "all men are created equal" (not just blacks and women at the time...).
Then watch Mississipi Burning...
Well said.
Originally posted by The Omega
Ehhhhh???
AFrica cradled great civilisations in many different places. One problem is thinking that Africa is ONE big country... It isn't. It contains thousands of different cultures and many civilisations.
White europeans knew Africans for thousands of years... During the age of exploration europeans needed cheap labour in the new colonies out west. And slavery was nothing new in SOME parts of Africa... Heck Rome's economy was build on slaves. Back then skin-colour just didn't matter.
There were black slave-traders as well. But soon the need for slaves exploded, and europeans and americans started rading African coasts and abducted hundreds of thousand of people.
The first LAW against "inter-racial" marriages was made in Virginia in the... I think early 17th century... There were europeans who worked for slave-wages in the new colonies to pay their fare. And Africans abducted from Africa working along-side them.
Som historians believe the "racism" was born in the new colonies to keep white "slaves" and black slaves from mingling too much and getting the idea, that they needed freedom and better wages.
"Racism" as such, based solely on SKIN-colour, is a fairly new idea in human history. It was also needed to JUSTIFY the treatment of Africans in age of liberal ideas and "all men are created equal" (not just blacks and women at the time...).
Then watch Mississipi Burning...
Wow. You never fail to amaze by your knowledge, The Omega.
Actually that was educational as well. I never knew about the white slaves working alongside black slaves.
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
Wow. You never fail to amaze by your knowledge, The Omega.Actually that was educational as well. I never knew about the white slaves working alongside black slaves.
Bows 😄
The whites were not "slaves" as such. They had signed working-contracts to receive passage to The New World, contracts that often meant working for years at extremely low wages... They were like serfs.