Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Britain's Slave Trade

Very recommendable! However, the documentary is narrowly focused on British city of Bristol and the Caribbean island of Nevis. Slavery is not a Western invention! Slavery has existed throughout most of history and in most cultures and regions of the world etc.!

African kings were actively involved in acquiring and sales of slaves to the Portuguese and British slave traders to enrich themselves. E.g. African prisoners of war and criminals were sold into slavery.

This documentary also raises the question how slaves were treated. Were all slaves only and always treated cruel and inhumane? Perhaps not, because slaves were supposed to produce profitable products.

A question that rarely comes up in regards to Western slavery is what would have been the lives like had slaves in the Americas not become slaves?


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