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I don't want to be a downer but that statistic doesn't seem to be backed by anything. And yes, Portuguese in Brazil were also christian, of course, but there is
by gonmf 9y ago
I don't want to be a downer but that statistic doesn't seem to be backed by anything. And yes, Portuguese in Brazil were also christian, of course, but there is a certain "what the eyes don't see, the heart can't feel" feeling about it. Public opinion and the church would care much less what happened far away, months away. Many countries would abolish slavery at "home" but tolerate it in the colonies.
- boomboomsubban 9y agoThe article provides one source for the statistic, Wikipedia provides two more. All are from books that I can not access the reference, but one of them does let me read about the Queen's five Brazilian slaves in addition to the many African slaves. The Church may have been a reason, very different than the Christian faith