Slave Trade

Started by Alex, March 05, 2024, 10:41:38 AM

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Diasi

#15
March 09, 2024, 05:52:35 PM
Quote from: ansu on March 08, 2024, 05:02:57 PMFor many years the slave trade (triangular trade) has been a main topic of our A level students. I think money can't make up for the suffering of the slaves and mainly Bristol got very rich at that time.
However, it's a good sign that the UK deals with this sad topic now.
Of course let's not forget that the countries that should pay most of the slave trade compensation are the African countries since it was Africans who rounded up the slaves ready for transportation.
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dextrous63

#16
March 09, 2024, 06:04:28 PM
Presumably they got paid for doing so?

Diasi

#17
March 09, 2024, 08:18:58 PM
Quote from: dextrous63 on March 09, 2024, 06:04:28 PMPresumably they got paid for doing so?
Indeed they did, it was big business between them & the Arabs.
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GrannyMac

#18
March 09, 2024, 08:28:16 PM
The Portuguese were transporting slaves before the British.  They were the initiators of the Trans Atlantic trade.
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JBR

#19
March 09, 2024, 09:03:55 PM
Quote from: GrannyMac on March 09, 2024, 08:28:16 PMThe Portuguese were transporting slaves before the British.  They were the initiators of the Trans Atlantic trade.
Yes, as I said earlier, we seem to be the only nation who comes into criticism by our own people of historic slave trading.  Of course, the media does seem to influence our people quite easily.
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1955vintage

#20
March 10, 2024, 10:35:06 AM
When you consider the much better life and prospects  American descendants of the slaves have compared to those of the descendant Africans who stayed where they were........ironically those who profited from the sale of Africans did not do as well long term as the poor buggers shipped onto the boats.


Not sure why that is my fault.....
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Diasi

#21
March 10, 2024, 11:22:06 AM
Quote from: 1955vintage on March 10, 2024, 10:35:06 AMWhen you consider the much better life and prospects  American descendants of the slaves have compared to those of the descendant Africans who stayed where they were........ironically those who profited from the sale of Africans did not do as well long term as the poor buggers shipped onto the boats.


Not sure why that is my fault.....
The same applies even today as the average African was much better off under British Colonial rule than under Mugabe & his ilk.
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dextrous63

#22
March 10, 2024, 11:41:40 AM
They should be thanking us profusely rather than complaining.

JBR

#23
March 10, 2024, 11:53:06 AM
Quote from: dextrous63 on March 10, 2024, 11:41:40 AMThey should be thanking us profusely rather than complaining.
Oh, they do more than thank us.
They come here in their droves in the hope of 'benefiting' our country.
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klondike

#24
March 10, 2024, 11:57:32 AM
Ah yes. They have some get up and go in that regard if not any other.
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