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There were eras where slavery had little to do with race (see: the Roman Republic and Empire) but the history of slavery in the last half-millennium had everyth
by frandroid 6y ago
There were eras where slavery had little to do with race (see: the Roman Republic and Empire) but the history of slavery in the last half-millennium had everything to do with race; it is the edifice on which white supremacy was built.
You're not "controversial" for skipping over the blindingly obvious, but we're not allowed to insult people on this forum, so feh!
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- Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago> but the history of slavery in the last half-millennium had everything to do with race; Slaves in Russian Empire were freed a few years earlier than slaves in the USA. There were roughly 5 times more slaves in Russia than in USA, and I can pretty confidently say that zero of them were black. Even if you add ~2 million black slaves from Brazil, the number of black slaves would be dwarfed by the white slave population from Russia. Based on this calculation, I don't think that your thesis about the history of slavery in the last 500 years holds well.
- Veen 6y agoThere was also the Barbary Slave Trade, which lasted until the early 19th Century and during which over a million Europeans were removed from Europe during raids and enslaved in North Africa. Not to mention slavery in Africa itself, which goes from pre-history to today. The Atlantic Slave Trade is a stain on the history of the West, but it is by no means unique.