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this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023
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It also doesn't take into consideration that, as far as I know, US-bound slaves were bought in west Africa, meaning that locals were responsible for capturing and selling their neighbors as slaves, and thus profited from slave trade themselves.
Let's say you're a member of village A, close to village B who you are competing with for resources. Tensions rise, conflict occurs and your village happens to win. Women, children, and a couple of men from village B are at your mercy. Will you:
Remember, the outcome of this choice affects the lives of your friends and family you have known for your entire life.
I also feel like this blunts how it probably actually went down.
I have a feeling it was more like: a ship arrives at village A.
The ship offers salt and beads for trade.
The chief wants to be adorned in beads and tastier food so he sells off the members of his tribe he likes least.
Over time, he runs out of extra people to sell for beads and salt so he sends his people to start enslaving neighboring tribes.