> only a small privileged group was able to have slaves. That may be a USA-centric view. It differed in other areas. https://www.historyireland.com/from-balti

> only a small privileged group was able to have slaves. That may be a USA-centric view. It differed in other areas. https://www.historyireland.com/from-baltimore-to-barbary-the-1631-sack-of-baltimore https://www.historyireland.com/from-baltimore-to-barbary-the...