• PenguinJuice@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I believe the African tribesmen are the ones who sold them. I’m not sure it 100% constitutes as kidnapping in this case.

    There may have been kidnappings but to my understanding they were sold out by their own people.

    Once again, still fucking terrible beyond imagining.

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      I believe the African tribesmen are the ones who sold them.

      That’s not really a defense; considering not one cracker stopped and said “hey, wait, this is wrong; these aren’t chattel” for another two hundred and fifty years.

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        Don’t get me wrong, I am in no way defending what occurred. It is horrible, terrible shit beyond redemption. I was just pointing out that often overlooked aspect of history.