The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard

[@derrellsam9668]

To all of you people who is calling Ted Ed biased because the Arab slave trade wasn't mentioned : THE VIDEO IS ABOUT THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE , THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE , THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE With that being said , this video is on the Atlantic slave trade , mentioning anything about the arab slave trade would be pointless because that's NOT the topic of the video. STOP trying to belittle one situation in favor of another , YES slavery in general was/is bad. The video is just highlighting thr Atlantic Slave trade.

[@derrellsam9668]

are*

[@JohnZ117]

Did they do a video about the Arab slave trade?

[@innertubez]

Wait, this video titled "The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard" is about the Atlantic Slave Trade? Go figure! lol just kidding. Thanks for your comment. False claims of bias on KZbin come fast and furious, so my hat is off to you for stepping into the breach.

[@grefsteel3989]

doesn't matter. the Arab slave trade didn't leave lasting hate between races, they castrated their slaves. if the atlantic slave trade was the arab slave trade, there'd be more peace between races today.

[@donaldbadowski6048]

Arabs did have a part in the Atlantic slave trade. Typically, east coast prisoners of war (or simply the victims of raids to get slaves) where marched to the barracoons of Mozambique, on the Indian Ocean, where they were sold to Portuguese slave traders. Then they were loaded on ships bound for the Americas, usually Brazil. Of course Arabs also bought slaves for their own use in the Arabian peninsula, and for much longer. The last big batch of African slaves landed in Saudi Arabia in 1948. The Saudis didn't outlaw slavery till 1962. Consider that the next time a Muslim tells you that only through Islam will the black man find salvation.

[@msfred3209]

“Believing that in death, their souls will return home” had me tear up :(

[@yvieoluoch66]

It actually hurts to know think of how terrified they were to make this a last resort.

[@msfred3209]

@@yvieoluoch66 I just imagined their feeling of losing all hope 💔

[@andrereyner7257]

Yep

[@msfred3209]

@V Stormfeltwitch Sounds like the isekai anime i've been watching recently. It is good to imagine something like that happening

[@eternalobi]

well Native Americans was almost extinct. so African slaves had it better in a sense. not that its good or anything.

[@jlastre]

I'm Mexican American on my mother's side. She told me that my grandfather when he came to the US in 1908 saw African American ex-slaves with parts of their ears cut off. This is the first time I have ever heard those experiences confirmed.

[@hannahrae927]

I'm Mexican American on my dad's side and British German on my mom's side. Very complicated feelings in my body and heart. Crazy stuff. Sad world. Hope it changes already.

[@hyljix]

@@immortal5271 you had no control over it, it's not your fault

[@andykane439]

@@immortal5271 you do know Europe is made up of different country's?

[@georgeorwell3532]

Do you know who Vincent Guerrero was?

[@ndiogouniang83]

@Oplitis Λ so we should just look at that and act as if they did not start it right ?

[@kingdavid8657]

This was actually a really good breakdown. As a person of color we often forget the involvement of Africa and also the long-lasting impact it still has today.

[@cornellblevins1778]

America was already populated with people of color, this is miseducation at it finest. They invaded and conquered a populated land in America

[@maxpowers4436]

@@cornellblevins1778 Not even close to a misdirection. It takes two to tango. Overhwhelming majority of the salves were sold by people of their own race. Thats just a fact. The Europeans bought them off other Africans as this video told you because they got a profit and cared about their own kingdoms. To deny this is denying reality. As the person above you mentioned this is often forgotten. It dsnt mean its the focal point its exactly what the person said forgotten.

[@serl3zykn1ght71]

@@maxpowers4436 Exactly. Slavery was motivated by desires of capitalism-like desires, and the desire for profit, power, and land. Really, slavery is an abhorent mark on human history and what we are as humans. Enslaving each other to be made to do work for another. And it's sad to think that to this day, there are still so many regions that engage in neo-slavery, by getting people to come over to areas only for them to have their passports stripped, identities removed, and humanities torn. And slavery deprives the essence of what humanity and compassion are and what they can be.

[@bbp2930]

@@maxpowers4436 yes they were sold by their race but they were sold by enemy ethnic groups Remember Africa is the most diverse continent on the planet so different tribes in Africa sold the enemy tribe for guns and other things. Just like the Europeans sold enemy European tribes example the Romans and the Germanic peoples

[@mak28busted]

@@bbp2930 it was a very complex situation indeed.

[@gracew1034]

“Believing that in death, their souls will return home” that sentence is really upsetting

[@Opyuuu]

2019!!!

[@zestyz69]

Yeah that made me sad

[@davidfuller4297]

duh..sounds similar to christianity

[@CarlosHernandez-yt5so]

squishy paws yes people are not entitled to their lives only God is. So suicide is a big sin

[@janique3194]

@Bullets in Bacon Grease America was definately Not the least ! America is a supercontinent genius!

[@bones1026]

this is sickening. the fact that people actually could do this to another person kills me.

[@Athalwolf13]

Dehumanization is a powerful tool.

[@spellbound111]

I doesn't kill you, you're still alive aren't you?

[@The_Caledonian]

Of course it's sickening. Unfortunately, slavery still exists today, largely in parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

[@tubester4567]

The whole world had slavery, including the white countries.

[@jessehackman3888]

@.yva Yes , It Is sad. I am Ghanaian Born in Southern Europe and i studied the Mediterranean History ,and i have Learnt that Barbary Pirates(North African) and Ottman Pirates Captured 2.5million White European Christians between the 16th and 17th Century. History Is important because can teach all of us that everybody could be or could Become a Victim or a Bad Person . Crimes Don't have a specific color or a specific race Anyone could be a culprit.

[@morriswilburn9858]

There is an aspect of the trans-Atlantic slave trade that is seldom mentioned: the US was a relatively small player in it. More slaves to taken to central America and south America than to the US. The biggest player was Brazil, importing literally 10 times more slaves than the US.

[@benscott326]

+charlie wired This libel could not be more inaccurate. I don't know where you conjured these so called "facts" or why you are spreading them, but think next time before you try and shame or scapegoat a whole religious group.

[@brindlebriar]

+Ben Lechter (Flexter) I don't know either where he get the information/misinformation, whichever it may be, but if you don't know where he got it, how can you say that "it could not be more inaccurate," but then decline to provide any explanation of how you know that to be the case? It sounds like that's just how you feel. Are you intuiting reality? Remote viewing? Psychic connections? Asking Charlie Charlie on a Weegie board? Or... Or based on what evidence do you stake your claim and your certainty? I must say, charlie wired at least sounds like he got the info SOMEWHERE, whereas it SOUNDS like you just made stuff up. But please correct me. By the way, I also, have come across the statistic that at the peak of American slavery only 1.4%* of Americans owned slaves. If we isolate only the Southern states, that number still rises only to about 4%, if I remember correctly. As for the rest of it, I have no idea. * I would like to mention though that the 1.4%(and the 4% statistic) while they may be true, are necessarily very misleading. Imagine a plantation with a father, mother, 6 kids, maybe 2 grandparents living there as well. All of them effectively own slaves in that they order them about, live off their labor, and are directly served by them. However, technically they don't "own" them. Of those 10 people, most likely only the Father owns all the slaves. He is part of that 1.4%, but the rest of them are not. If we multiply that 1.4% by 10 for all the white family members living on the plantation, just as a very approximate guess, we get 14% of Americans effectively living as slave-owners. Also, one should bear in mind that one slave owner does not necessarily own only one slave. So a 1.4% slave owner rate does not mean that there were only as many salves in America as would equal 1.4% of white people. One owner could own upwards of 100 slaves if he were wealthy enough with a large enough plantation. However the 1.4% statistic, if true does tell us one important thing. The great majority of white people were poor themselves, did not own slaves, and were most likely not far removed from effectively being slaves themselves to the rich elite.

[@benscott326]

+brindlebriar I'm not going to waste my time with an ignorant POS debating a rumor that has been so widely disproven by historians far more intelligent on the subject than us. If the guy wants the truth, he can find it anywhere that's not some fringe Anti-semitic group propagating lies. If he doesn't, he wouldn't listen to anyone else. People believe what they want to believe.

[@MoldeProductions]

+charlie wired Even though this is clearly not true (not only because it has been disproven many times by historians, but also because no one has ever kept record of statistics like these, do you really think someone went and asked all jews what their opinion was on the civil war, as you said "nearly all of them supported the south", say that it were true, how is it relevant for anything? What do you propose with these so-called "facts"? That it was planned by some sort of secret, jewish council? That people that descent from Northern Europe are in some way better than jews, and therefore we should... what? Like, is it really relevant for anything?

[@benscott326]

+Simen Tomren Grip the guy's just a good ol' fashioned jew hater, thats all

[@pidgenix7154]

the guy that wrote this, Anthony Hazard, is no joke my social studies teacher…i’m not even kidding

[@amos9001]

You are lucky

[@nopenah3891]

@Tinkerbell Fairy You cant kidnap people and force your morals and values on them. They stripped them of their humanity which no one has the right to do.

[@djgroopz4952]

It's very evident he's a social studies teacher...

[@Brothisisprivate]

Bro youre so lucky

[@s0m3on3e]

Lucky you

[@mpenduloemmanuelcibi2602]

Mention slavery, some people automatically jump to defensive mode.

[@tortugaleon]

fr this comment section is wack

[@stardolphin2]

@Kirsty Birsty There is truth to that. But... They weren't carried over to the Americas in African-built ships and dumped here. The ships from the Americas, designed to carry as many people in its hold as possible, didn't show up with money (or whatever the medium of trade was) by accident. Those operating the ships didn't whisper: "Don't worry, it's a ruse. We'll let you all off down the cost." Nor did they say; "Or, if you wish, you can come to the Americas with us, where we offer you freedom and citizenship. Nope, nothing like that. They cannot say, 'We did not want this, we did not enable this, we had nothing to do with this.' They were property, bought to be auctioned, sold, used. "Y’all sold of your own people." And how well would that have worked, had there been no market? No whites ready to buy them?

[@debo4487]

White people love to say don't put something there ancestors did on us but at the same time benefit from money that is past down from what there ancestors did and think somehow they have nothing to do there just innocent. Blood money

[@lovehopefaith7]

@@debo4487 Not every white person ancestors own slaves or was a part of that . There is white people that is struggling just like everybody else .

[@LEO-xo9cz]

True when whites are the only ones being blamed it's probably a natural reaction. No mention is ever made of the Jewish, African or Arab role in slavery.

[@grcarie]

I like how the narrator explains that slavery is at odds with Christian ideals, and how proponents and practitioners of slavery had to go through some logical calisthenics to justify their crimes.

[@danherrick5785]

As the days went on from when tRump was elected in 2016, I have questioned more and more each day about my own Christianity.

[@tedc4982]

@@danherrick5785 That's bull shi'ite.... You're not a Christian. You're trying to BLAME Christians for what some PEOPLE did... CHRISTIANS my delusional friend FOUGHT & DIED AND FREED THE SLAVES...

[@HarshDude126]

The problem is, slavery is not at odds with Christian ideals. In fact, the Bible supports slavery. No logical calisthenics needed. In Paul's letters to the Ephesians, Paul motivates early Christian slaves to remain loyal and obedient to their masters like they are to Christ. Ephesians 6:5-8 Paul states, “Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ” which is Paul instructing slaves to obey their master. Similar statements regarding obedient slaves can be found in Colossians 3:22-24, 1 Timothy 6:1-2, and Titus 2:9-10. Why don't you try actually reading your holy book?

[@tedc4982]

@@HarshDude126 Satan - for what ever reason, has lawful authority on the earth - for a limited time, about 6000 years until his contract runs out - and Christ returns. Until that time is up, slavery will be a Satan instituted fact of life. Paul instructs Christians on how they should react & behave in light of the New Covenant... He likely didn't want people/slaves rising up in revolt. There's a war going on - perpetually, Christians have to take it on the chin a lot. God doesn't endorse slavery, he condones it - with tremendous anger stored up for the day of reckoning. You know nothing about our God. You have no UNDERSTANDING of the Bible. It may well be you are not meant to and therefore will never... If I were you I would make the attempt.

[@markr1550]

@@danherrick5785 Is Christianity certain people who may not live up to the standard, or is it the teachings in the Bible and the goal of working to achieve an extremely high standard.

[@domzbu]

There are 46,000,000 slaves alive in the world today according the GSI global slavery index. Mostly across Africa, Mid East and India. Also, Arabs took 17,000,000 African as slaves through the centuries. Little known and little mentioned.

[@ms.sonshine8878]

HAL Today, Sudanese blacks enslaving their own people.

[@jessicalt4121]

HAL I guess all major civilizations can be disgusted and ashamed by parts of their history.

[@ubivermiscerritulus195]

I hate when people act like there is your people or my people, we are all family (22nd cousins at most) and we all should start acting like it. The only ones separating us are the greedy and fearful cowards running the world!

[@siegfriedia9986]

lol, no. arabs did not "take 17 million slaves". can you show any serous source for that claim (apart from some anti-islam right wing propaganda websites)?

[@spattermann5809]

Sudanese muslims enslaving sudanese non-muslims for fun, gain, and profit. Just like always.

[@GumdroptheFurryYT]

The fact they committed suicide in hopes their souls would return home is actually heartbreaking

[@jamesstockton7986]

You neglected the 50% that went East, and were gelded, no offspring. Slavery was never just a western thing it was a world thing, and is still very active today in many cultures. The world as a whole has yet to learn the value of life.

[@belladonnanightshade2332]

you couldn't have said it better , maybe state time of hundreds of years before with the arabs , gelded was what some said was the reason there were nearly 4 million slaves in usa as it was not a practice that was used in usa hence the high number freed

[@kf8575]

Also there is a huge amount of ignorance towards how what is now the UK, financially ended a HUGE percentage of slavery around the world FINANCIALLY by buying the slaves freedom from their "owners". A debt which was still being paid off by the current working generations until 2014. Therefore those that may have been born into slavery, or who's ancestors were freed from slavery, can thank the British taxpayer.

[@kf8575]

@James whatever way you look at it, the FACT is, that British taxpayers were paying the debt off until it was finally settled in 2014.

[@mlagv4045]

...they literally talked about African tribes having slaves and then later selling them to Americans. But I do agree with you that there is a ton of slavery still happening today that is swept under the rug.

[@dreaddybear8366]

@@joneubanks9686 Yes, they surely did. Most did not make it, though, as the Muslims were so diabolical towards their slaves.

[@ver9060]

Hey even if you are watching this for an assignment, do think about the deeper meaning of it all and don’t pass it off as annoying homework. You’ll be surprised of how much you’ll actually learn

[@syk0w0]

@Razol fr

[@NinoNak]

@Razol imagine even having homework

[@driedcarbide3408]

@Razol imagine calling one of the most horrific things to ever happen..”annoying homework”

[@driedcarbide3408]

@Razol privileged people should be glad u even get to do homework

[@public_toeSniffr]

@@driedcarbide3408 I’ve been looking for a few days, but I still can’t find who asked

[@KylePiira]

Not sure what textbooks you guys were reading, but this is exactly what was in mine.

[@The-Tech-Man]

Many text books in the USA never mention the fact that other tribes would enslave each other.

[@deebunny178]

Mine didn't. Luckily my mom taught me everything I needed to know.

[@deebunny178]

Exactly what he spoke about in the video. Not what they teach you in Georgia. That slavery was short term and that slaves were treated well.

[@022-e5f]

Remember that this is the USA we're talking about. Their education isn't on par with European.

[@sharonalexander1625]

afafafafafaf

[@sagittariusbeauty]

Proud of my ancestors for being very patient and enduring harshness of the unthinkable

[@Mark-sf1xl]

huh?

[@vuyophama8668]

The meek shall inherit the earth, stay strong sis, God has a plan for us, we will understand why we have to endure so much when he reveals his final plan. The more they oppress us the stronger we get, they've been at us for a coupla hundred years but were still here smarter, craftier, stronger. That's why we scare them so much our will for survival comes from a divine source. uThixo anikusele nonke.

[@xxxxxxxxxxx-ps8pn]

You shouldn't separate yourselves from us. See, I don't know who my great great great grandfather was, and you probably don't know yours either. So why bother about it? Let's hang out some time.

[@tris2141]

Meanwhile 600 years ago: your ancestors killing, capturing, enslaving, and selling eachother to foreigners.

[@truthinchrist3001]

@@vuyophama8668 What god?

[@eeshantripathi1620]

the story telling animation of this video is one of the best i've ever seen......great job animation team

[@eastonmcdonald7211]

pog

[@garyheadiii4397]

ok

[@infinitydreamzz]

The content though is the same incomplete distorted narrative that blames whites for everything, but to their credit, they almost.. say that without the co-operation of the local leaders there would be hardly any trade at all. It is very rare to come across such information, even partially given

[@Apelles42069]

@@infinitydreamzz No it is not.

[@infinitydreamzz]

@@Apelles42069 yes it is...

[@timp918]

The ideology that slaves were destined to be slaves was not created by the Christians. That ideology had been around since before Plato and had never really been question until sometime in/near the modern eras. If you read ancient texts on the subject, such as the Roman philosopher Seneca, it was never a question of "is slavery moral," but rather, "what is the moral way to treat slaves." Most cultures throughout the world have used slavery at one point or another. Thus it is important to reemphasize to those of you who are students, that Africa is not the only country to have had its people enslaved. Remember the story of Sparticus of Rome? Sparticus was a Greek who was captured during a battle with Rome. In the ancient days, war captives became slaves. In fact, for Rome, Greek slaves were the prized slaves for their intelligence. Just something to keep in mind. Too many western kids today believe that only Africans were used as slaves, and that is simply not true.

[@branlex1315]

Yeah, thars sad because slaves always existed in europe, but then white peopoe could not be enslaved anymore so instead of ending slavery they started enslaving peopoe form other races because that was acepted :(

[@Lucky_9705]

@Dylan Mosley Because Europe popularized it, people have a natural tendency to blame Christianity as the focal cause. But that isn’t true. Slavery and racism has been prevalent in just about every culture. Religion doesn’t solely define racism, our prejudice does.

[@iokei7926]

​@@Lucky_9705 But as stated in this video, the degree of that racism and slavery was very different. In Ancient Rome and Greece, as well as Africa, slavery was based on winning wars or birthright. Here, you had a cultural and religious power justify an entire race of people (regardless of where they are from exactly or how they got there) be regarded as slaves by default. And almost more importantly, as Tim states, the question in Rome was indeed what is the moral way to treat slaves - a question that was rarely asked during the Atlantic trade. The question then was what's the best way to maximize profits - leading to the accepted and sanctioned inhumane treatment of slaves, particularly in the Americas. Though, you are right that Christianity isn't to blame as it was only a vessel for capitalism and imperialism to flourish.

[@Lucky_9705]

@@iokei7926 Thank you for the information! I’m glad that I now know that the degree of slavery and racism differed by culture. In any case, it must be stopped.

[@inigobantok1579]

@Dylan Mosley they didn't popularized it they were the first civilization to question the morality of the practice itself not the Arabs the Turks and especially not the africans

[@Neovelipureunity]

R.I.P To all of my ancestors and those who had to go thru this for me to be here today...

[@jesseleep8921]

My family thanks you

[@rodjames8983]

But we are all slaves now and our masters wear little hats. research is the key

[@charlesmichaels6648]

@@rodjames8983 As in the time of Noah..........

[@charlesmichaels6648]

@Bullets in Bacon Grease Matthew 24: 37-39.

[@sayingthethingstheywont2619]

R.I.P to my ancestors who bled and died by the million to free yours.

[@superdave443]

I've NEVER thought that Europeans could go to Africa and simply take people into slavery. I've always believed there was an arrangement between the parties involved. Many thanks for corroborating my theory.

[@naitthegr8131]

Where have you been for the past 40 years? The miniseries "Roots" was one of the most watched miniseries on television. It clearly showed the main character being abducted by people from an enemy tribe hired by white people, rather than the white people themselves. Where have you been?

[@sakhu8945]

Europeans came with guns.....

[@maxwellmaxwell3042]

The “arrangement” you’re referencing = people still getting kidnapped, just by nations in closer proximity to them

[@SuperAnimecity]

@@sakhu8945 And they gave those guns away to the africans. Besides, guns shouldn't of been enough to hold you all back

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

The vast majority of slaves were bought, not taken. Bought from Africans.

[@whitekiltwhitekilt1611]

Man’s inhumanity to Man. Continues even today.

[@sonmoniterangpi1662]

You are right bro

[@pst702]

Yes, and unfortunately it will be this way until man lives no more on this planet....we are our own worse enemy...we label people animals (which btw is an insult to the Animal Kingdom) when we're really savages

[@signblue7329]

NOW

[@Profile.4]

Make sure you find out who really did it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpW1imqMd7elmck

[@geekgo4]

@@MosaIinda You think. When the first caveman discovered/ invented the wheel and is the only one to make wheels, others worshipped him for that reason. Some are just better, smarter, &/or just plain lucky than others.

[@thejudge7737]

Breaks my heart...can't even imagine everything they went thru in those boats alone...makes you appreciate the era your in..

[@heyyy9441]

Pete Ruiz Exactly😖😭😩

[@blacksky492]

thru lmao

[@HotRossBuns]

Its better to die of disease and famine quickly, then die of old age at 100, working youre whole life for nothing.

[@GabrielLopez-pi4xs]

@@HotRossBuns That's how life worked and still does

[@Srtjeep_2020]

We’re still slaves 🤣🤣

[@imjesus7979]

POV: your here for virtual learning

[@bicchiedits6650]

Like your profile pic man

[@bicchiedits6650]

Wanna help me with my Flipgrid

[@raybizzle1132]

me

[@nellysmellyy]

HOW DID YOU KNOW

[@ivonne623]

Hello newly created 8th graders B)

[@Rory20uk]

Good video - the word "Trade" is so often ignored. Money has always been more important than anything else.

[@spaceballs44]

Will always be. Look at American Heath care.

[@Hiddengems-q9k]

Not only did African kings sell prisoners of war, but Europeans also captured and stole people. Let's talk about all of the facts if we want to talk about slavery. Lice wasnt the only reason they shaved them. Every African tribe has a hairstyle that shows where they come from. They were shaved so that they wouldnt know their tribesmen when they saw them. And no, not all tribesmen live in the same surroundings

[@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888]

"Europeans also captured and stole people" hmm i don't think so...and ony who trade and own slaves were from some parts of Europe, Eastern, North, South Europe never owned slaves.

[@stardolphin2]

You're quite welcome to produce a video on other forms of slavery, there's far too many to choose from. We accept that 'All Slaves Matter.' But as Derrell Sam has noted, *this* video, is addressing *one* of them.

[@BankoleTomiVisuals]

No you're wrong. The Europeans could never have been able to navigate through the African villages and towns without the help of the Africans. The Europeans did not know the topography, they allied themselves with our fore-fathers who sold our people. By 1851, King Kosoko of Lagos still sold slaves. Did you know who put him down and installed a new King that supported legitimate trade? The British government.

[@joshflores6605]

Let me just ask you something, if the Europeans capture some Africans and sold them, who do you think captured more and sold more. You’re own people sold you to the America’s and ruined the future of your country, that’s what this just showed you, stop trying to put all this on the white man.

[@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888]

@@joshflores6605 they project hate towards white people, even if 98,9% of them, at that time never had anything with slavery..

[@fierylightning3422]

Gonna tell y’all a fact that no one else in the comment section is saying. Slavery has existed in every civilisation in human history. Only recently in the last 200-100 years did people realise that owning another person is a bad idea Edit: damn there is quite a conversation going on in the replies, it’s getting a bit crazy.

[@jackwebb3757]

Thank you

[@rorgorr2339]

Oh but slavery is still legal and widely accepted, thanks to capitalism!

[@lotrtim]

@@rorgorr2339 lol slavery is definitely not legal or widely accepted thanks to capitalism

[@deblobvis264]

The west started with ut

[@dansmith1661]

@@rorgorr2339 Thanks to small hats.

[@nanaesio.nyarkoh2858]

Being African and learning the history from our perspective, I thought there would be so many faults with this video I would have to point out, but I'm actually quite surprised at how accurate this video was! Well done, and this side of the history needs to be told more often 👏🏿

[@trevzns]

Please explain the what is correct about this whitewash and propaganda?

[@dudeistpriest787]

Propaganda? Which part?

[@nanaesio.nyarkoh2858]

trevzns white wash? I'm Ghanaian, and my school makes it a point for us to go to different parts of the country to do research, hear legends from the oldest citizens, and visit the significant places where this history took place. I've been doing so for four to five years. I can surely tell you that this isn't the whitewashed version.

[@dudeistpriest787]

Nana Esi Okyere-N. Don't mind him, you'd be surprised how many people in Europe and America refuse to believe that there were Africans that profited from, and took part in, the Atlantic slave trade.

[@nanaesio.nyarkoh2858]

DudeistPriest Well the truth will remain the truth, whether it's believed or not

[@julesoxana3630]

"Believing in death their souls will return home" 💔so heartbreaking

[@NoWay1969]

TY for pointing out the religious aspect. Often christians will deny that religion was used to justify this.

[@jsmyth024]

Religion is one of the easiest things to exploit.

[@DeoMachina]

What's interesting (and kinda sad) is that the Catholic church were against the slavery of Native Americans, but had no problem with African slavery.

[@Tamizushi]

Religion will by used to justify pretty much anything.

[@lysergiinhape]

Did you even watch the video, moron? They didn't use religion to justify slavery. On the contrary they needed to justify their actions because christian beliefs where against slaving another human being. Therefor they came to the idea that black people where sub-human and destined to be slaves. I'm amazed how many stupid people think like you(the thumb up-s).

[@jsmyth024]

Tyr Caelestis Consus "Did you even watch the video, moron? They didn't use religion to justify slavery. On the contrary they needed to justify there actions because christian beliefs where against slaving another human being. Therefor they came to the idea that black people where sub-human and destined to be slaves. I'm amazed how many stupid people think like you(the thumb up-s)." Calls someone a moron Proceeds to use the word "there" in place of "their" Your argument is invalid.

[@norgan5064]

The history of Africa is extremely sad, it's crazy how it can go from rich educated powerful kingdoms such as Mali, Songhai, Morocco, Egypt and Ghana, to being to being a jumbled mess of nationalism, violence, crime, civil wars, poverty and lack of resources. I pray that someday Africa can bounce back, but it's not looking like it.

[@zwareshag7757]

norgan true

[@orppranator5230]

norgan yes, we need to colonize them more

[@norgan5064]

winning &making peace-I there were many problems long before them, but they were definitely a driving force in the creation of ethnic and nationalistic struggles

[@rodneyjenkins3908]

norgan Africa has they youngest POPULATION on earth.Which means in the future it will have the biggest growth of any continent.Thats WHY China is putting so MUCH money in infrustuctual to sell to Africans and trade.They have the biggest growth of any continent.4 percent is huge.

[@YB--iy8nh]

Actually the past empires (now nations) your spoke of are doing quite ok today just look at Accra ,Ghana our perception of Africa is kinda warped Because west and north Africans are becoming semi prosperous alike to what Korea and China used to be like. I would also like to say that all countries have their rural areas and that allot of the farmers who are too poor to emigrate are happy with what they have is just that they look poorer than American farmers. Though it should be noted that the more corrupt nations in the East and centre: raveged by Islamic fundamentalism and simply put bad cultural outlooks on progress. What I mean is that some nations prioritize tribes over allot of important things and culturally disagree with things that make nations develop like equality, children's rights, and secularism

[@theydontknow806]

Shame on Both participants. The Buyers & Sellers- Smdh

[@yard2x637]

The sellers had no idea how the slaves would be treated. They didn't treat their slaves that way.

[@Marko-nh3dn]

@@yard2x637 no excuse, a person for an object? Df bro

[@truenorthfreerunning6178]

theydontknow806 🤦🏾‍♂️ the “sellers” sold war captives and criminals

[@cathy1394]

And the kidnappers too

[@beowulf4100]

But if you base it on statistics..with a true moral output....base the punishment on...number 1.what total population percent sold.. Number 2.what total population percent bought and used slaves The numbers are in a complete pole position And also he failed to mention the extreme low percentage of owners in the u.s And that Less than a quarter of the slaves imported to the u.s Due to trade and port laws Acctualy stayed in the u.s.... The ideology that the u.s Specifically the south are the worst is insane And the people who hold it...are legitimately crazy....they will do everything in thier power to insult .. riticle and belittle anyone who disagrees with them...and simply say it is written instead of giving a reference to any fact...when there is none..not only that but all historical documentation seams to closeline Everything and anything they have to say.....like the illegal trade cut to the south that started in 1858 Before slavery was the issue And it had to do with paper and hemp... When the .c.s was a legitimate country with its own laws, money military and tenets..... The illegal confiscation of land in the south The c.s boycott on Europe that caused famines. And food shortages around the world....... Its ridiculous how controled information is Instead of anyone contesting this information everyone just dosnt care This subject is and accseptance speech to groups based on collective narsassisim and constituency segregation for political funding

[@pgg-y4n]

“Believing that in death, their souls will return home” how painful is this? how heart wrenchingly painful is this? I am centuries late but I hope the souls are at peace now. I hope they have returned home.

[@spamaccount8506]

Shut it yt, this is your people’s fault.

[@Silverado-pq6xe]

@@spamaccount8506 you’re making sensible people look bad, radlib.

[@monkymonk6]

As harsh as reality can be, it is good to learn the truth, because the truth is refreshing. Yes, the past is the past, that cannot be changed. However, the past can be used to learn from.

[@yunmahdibaby2291]

It can't be changed is a lie.. u can grant us that wealth back .. those family's who owned slaves are still millionaires today.. take it back from them it's simple

[@BlueApeCinema]

Therefore history shouldn't be forgotten

[@bnkdsociety4382]

Deep

[@Aikunle78]

You are absolutely right ,my friend

[@victoriarobinson146]

Edom will have to pay for there sin's you will see...

[@fubrikio]

POV: you keep seeing comments saying they here for virtual learning but your not

[@camilagonzalez6325]

No i am here for a history lesson 😂

[@tuyanabadmaeva7959]

i am here for school but its incredibly interesting

[@danotae]

Nope social studies teacher

[@07Convertable]

This is exactly why it is important to remember our history, good, bad, or indifferent, and not to destroy it simply because you feel that it is mean or demeaning of certain groups. We need it as a reminder of just how far we have evolved as a society.

[@fubrikio]

@Kamarah Riggins-Tigney (Student) ok

[@or529]

It's just like the United States doesn't teach in all of the schools what really happened in history with the treatment of Native Americans.

[@m.h.w.2081]

the u.s fails to teach that slavery started in africa.

[@Koyasi78]

McGraw-Hill, the largest publisher of school books, is headquartered in texas.

[@James-st9uu]

And also the tragic fact that due to americas isolation from africa and Eurasia, native people no immunity to the diseases that killed many people in the old world. These diseases killed up to 90% of native americans when the new world was discovered as diseases were transmitted.

[@Panda-zo2hj]

Yo we learn more American history in England than you guys do in America

[@James-st9uu]

@Horner 37 The diseases that killed 30million + native americans were: smallpox, plague, tuberculosis and salmonella. These diseases had killed hundreds of millions in europe, asia and africa for a thousand years before native americans were exposed.

[@QueeneAllie]

Really great video. I was never taught - and never thought about - the effect on the African civilizations. Thank you for this video.

[@leleeekondlo.9692]

"cutting them ears off to mark them off as being sold " there's a lot more idd like to mention , our ancestors were going through the most

[@JerkandDork]

@@benhayter-dalgliesh5794 tell that to the Neanderthals

[@JerkandDork]

@@benhayter-dalgliesh5794 natural selection is natural selection

[@benhayter-dalgliesh5794]

@@JerkandDork IK, that's my point, neanderthals died from natural selection, the jew's did not.

[@benhayter-dalgliesh5794]

@S H wdym

[@JerkandDork]

@@benhayter-dalgliesh5794 no, natural selection is natural selection. Getting round up by Nazis is no different than getting eaten by wolves.

[@nyny74d]

I find it interesting whenever there's an educational video on slavery in the Americas, people begin to downplay the atrocities of it by giving modern statistics on violence in impoverished neighborhoods or worse, comment on how long ago it was so it should be discounted. Discounted as if these slave traders did not have predecessors who continued their legacy through laws. Nevertheless. I believe this is the reason why real relations between other cultures can be hard. A real and honest dialogue is needed between cultures to start healing and uniting us. Division is the real enemy, it keeps us distracted from what's really going on. each culture and its communities have issues that need to be resolved. I don't think its up to the government to bring change to these communities. I believe that has to be the responsibility of the people within these communities to help themselves. The issues we all face as a nation, we should unite for. Not a liberal nor a dreamer; just someone who has real dialogue with people of opposing viewpoints. We may not agree on anything, but we are having an honest dialogue.

[@krystanramcharan3883]

Because they are cowards who cant accept their history unless it glorifies them.

[@tomflower6960]

nyny74d This might even work if one side of the" dialogue" wasn't relentlessly shouted down.

[@nyny74d]

So true unfortunately.

[@gilbertogonzalez8459]

If neither side listens to the other but shouts at the other, it's not a dialogue but an argument, which is usually how these dialogues of this matter end up, one side trying to dominate the other with its views and beliefs in a condescending way. Only when all sides are truly willing to listen to one another respectfully, then true dialogue can take place. True dialogue will lead to true healing and restoration, which can only happen when there's a true desire to mend what is broken and better the status quo. True repentance produces forgiveness which in turn creates the path for a real reconciliation.

[@erikmurray9033]

nyny74d even worse is the fact that we lied to " African " slaves descendants and tell them they are African when in truth tbey are actually proven to be Hebrews who migrated to Africa in 70 a.d. Fleeing from Roman Rule. This IS A FACT. They are israelites not African at least in our view. Eventhough Israel is actually north east africa on the same tectonic plate as the mainland.

[@jewdd1989]

This was well written and explained. I especially appreciate the graphics and visual aspect of it. Kids need visual pics to get a sense of the scale, the atrocities and the full pic of what slavery looked like. We never hear about the effects slavery had on Africa and worldwide which is disappointing and it needs to be talked about. I especially wasn’t aware of WHY Tribes and African Kings cooperated with Europeans in enslaving Africans, makes sense the “reasoning” yet still and will always be appalling!

[@MrBoazhorribilis]

It is appalling. Slavery existed in Africa for ever. They sold slaves to Arabs, other Africans and eventually to Europeans. The Africans took the slaves to other parts of Africa, the Arabs took them to the Middle East and N. Africa, the Europeans took them to the New World for they thought that the Africans were more resilient to work in the tropical conditions in the Caribbean and surrounding areas. Mauritania, African country, has a population of four million people of which 600.000 are slaves. Today.

[@RebeccaSwaceMauro]

Slavery still persists and our African leaders continue to give us up to be swallowed by the dictates of the West. Need evidence? How is Africa doing economically, "spiritually", intellectually? What major contributions have we (Africa as a continent) made in the area of medicine, technology etc. Even if we have tried, has it or have our contribution(s) transcended the African borders? We know what our ancestors went through,but how are we changing the narrative starting from our leaders?

[@thehermitman822]

I've heard about the conquering of other tribes bur never heard about criminals also receiving the punishment of enslavement. I'm curious of the ratio.

[@coleslaw9181]

Blacks who are living in AMERICA TODAY, and who use colonial era slavery as a licence to hate and badmouth whites, should actually be THANKFUL that their ancestors were plucked out of west Africa and brought over to THIS continent four centuries ago, cause OTHERWISE they might still be living something like THIS instead kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4LNlpZthdSbndE .

[@coleslaw1196]

Blacks who are living in AMERICA TODAY, and who use colonial era slavery as a licence to hate and badmouth whites, should actually be THANKFUL that their ancestors were plucked out of west Africa and brought over to THIS continent four centuries ago, cause OTHERWISE they might still be living something like THIS instead kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4LNlpZthdSbndE

[@Yahvesh]

Thank you, it really helps us all when you provide all of these videos and putting all the hard work in it.

[@jasongende2739]

this is exactly what the textbooks taught me

[@Sforschondetta]

i know right lol

[@Scopps94]

Too few text books today describe's this context in detail than ever before

[@TheBc99]

Then you had a better education than I did... although to be fair I live in Australia which was far away from the AST.

[@nunya7055]

What country did you get educated in?

[@nunya7055]

In American education, the slave trade is all about feeling sorry for blacks - nothing about African monarchies or African warfare or arms racing or how Africa collapsed as a result of slavery being banned.

[@OkkoDiPatio]

What about the Ottoman muslims? They traded milions of slaves. I miss the info in this interesting video. Do you have info about that too?

[@stanpski5442]

And with Ottomans there were Arabs and Africans raiding most European countries for slaves. For 600 years. Not to mention fearless, fanatical Turkish soldiers called Janissaries who were kidnapped as little kids in Europe from slaughtered parents.

[@gungun5059]

Stop lie there is no evidence

[@stanpski5442]

@@gungun5059 If so far the only evidence to you is what CNN says right now you can just Google "Barbary Slavery". Wikipedia was put together by much smarter individuals than leftist TV anchors.

[@larrylacause5181]

Okko , , U are Correct , , islam Started Slavery , , the video is half none sense 2 , , islam is full involved in slavery , , , islam = submit

[@dunniedine5121]

@@larrylacause5181 How can what you say be true when Islam did not exist before 600 AD, and the Greeks, Romans held slaves long before Christ? The ancient Egyptians held slaves and the Old Testament Bible written about 1500 BC references slavery.

[@Dragonblaster1]

The slavers didn't have to hunt down their slaves. The slaves were waiting there ready to ship when the slavers got there. The local rulers got extremely rich from selling their own people.

[@1Infeqaul1]

Yes, any slaver who walked into the jungle, never returned. even small armies never returned.

[@george4281]

He clearly said this isn't true if you watched the video

[@1Infeqaul1]

@@george4281 Perhaps, but what i said is true.

[@youtibe2320]

Guys, you should look at "lançados" on google or wikipedia or whatever you want. Indeed, at 1st some African kings sold prisonners (criminal, ennemies from other tribes, major political opponent who ploted) but when western kingdoms become too greedy for slaves, they stopped, so African flee to forest and jungle and in reaction, Portugal took mercenaries and dangerous prisonners to enter the jungle at 1st, then they make mixed baby to later be used as intermediate.

[@joepilkey3082]

It was a failing empire in western Africa. They sold allot of people for modern weapons thinking they could turn things around. Unfortunately to many others did the same thing. This guy is slanted narrative with to much of his personal views. Unfortunately sold as historical facts.

[@codyweaver7546]

Christianity is not opposed to slavery. It is explicitly supportive of it.

[@AJ12Gamer]

3:40 To perform dances to keep them excercised and to curb rebellion. I feel like the media are still doing this?!

[@spencerdavis3794]

Very true..this is why i don't watch sports.give them drink and wine and entertainment and they shall never revolt..true to this day..

[@kostajovanovic3711]

@@spencerdavis3794 well yeah, that is how it goes

[@wolvesprowl1]

celebrating touchdowns

[@Explosivo55]

@@spencerdavis3794 i missed the memo... ==================== for those of you that are the Lord gods flock (lions on the land).. i'll exodus us from their corrupt nations and bring us back under his rule over us (separated) facebook.com/groups/564121650373359/ (virtual meeting place) the best way to describe the UK/US/EU/ISRAHELL (iniquity nations). is that it is a ship (corporation) the establishment are the crew officials (iniquity spirits) and the voters (human employees/slaves) are its rowers.. the rowers that play up end up getting put in the holding cell (jail time) and the non-voters (rebels) are the rats scurrying around on their ship getting exterminated where they can get them I'm the man going around this corporate ship looking to take those worthy enough (equitable spirits) off of that ship and sail our own righteous ship instead this righteous ship (to which the lord will give us) will sail with our Lord god watching over us and policing ourselves as we should in his eyes (todays writings are not originals but they do still contain some top notch commandments that i hands down before the Lord agree with) not only from within the ship.. but from outside vessels looking to sink our ship or even capture it (all within a motionless enclosed pressured level plane world) however instead of it being called a ship... it'll be a kingdom on the land surrounded by nations (other vessels) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6vFlHirqJaAmNU proverbs 14 2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. 11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 28In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. May the Lord god bless those of us (house of israel) and not all

[@whothatniggaonthatnag3510]

So many untruths in this video. White people telling history is a joke.

[@charnaeyoung9815]

Instead of soaking in the "facts," and learning from them. I see a lot of people trying to transfer guilt to other races. Why would you do that if you have nothing to be offended of. If I see a video about the holocaust, my first response isn't "other countries commit genocide!" So childish. You reek of unnecessary defensiveness and guilt. Instead of trying to convince everyone else that it "wasn't the worst" or that "everyone else did it," try convincing yourselves that you don't have anything to be defensive about. This is the only part of history where I see crapstorms like this. People act like they've had their hands in a cookie jar or something. l0l

[@TheTokkie]

I am white and I don't feel guilt, why would I? You're American? Do you feel guilt why America ha nuked Japan twice? No well you shouldn't you weren't even born during that time but offcourse people want to say that this wa not the only slave trade and certainly not the biggest..

[@charnaeyoung9815]

*****​ tim van der velde​​ Then find those people who are blaming you. This video is blaming you. But you are acting like it is. Which is what I was talking about. "If it don't apply, let it slide." It's freaking ridiculous how you're trying to sit here and explain to me that you aren't to blame when that's literally what my post said. I'm referring to people reacting to an educational video. If you pulled guilt from it, that's not my problem. Grow up!

[@TheTokkie]

charnae young There are people that say "white people" are evil, here in this comment section :) Offcourse I let it slide history is to learn from it not deny it :)

[@charnaeyoung9815]

tim van der velde​​ The people I'm talking about are commenting on the video. Not in response to an "all white people." And those are the people I was obviously talking to. I don't need to be explained to that people blame white people. I'm talking to people trying to discredit and downplay this video or history in general. And those trying to downplay my comment and taking up for those people when it doesn't apply to them!l0l 

[@TheTokkie]

charnae young agreed

[@farajaraf]

No mention of Arabs?

[@thomasschoemehl7403]

shhh!

[@EpicGamer-dj7dm]

Twomonthago no but not as brutal as the Europeans, you can buy yourself out of slavery from the Arabs but you can't from the eruopeans

[@blyatman635]

Brown Brown not to put a grade on brutality, but you are greatly miss informed, you could literally look around today for confirmation.

[@st0n3p0ny]

Defending slavery, you must be a compassionate liberal.

[@NoOne-yh4cl]

Farajaraf Don't you mean Muslims?

[@chanel310the7]

There's a lot of Whataboutism in this comment section...

[@ScyllasSimp]

Oh my god. Honestly. Imagine the vitriol I got if I mentioned Americans bombing West Asian buildings under a video of 9/11

[@RondelayAOK]

Slavery was finally outlawed in Yemen in 1962.

[@lesindorf-934videos]

In Mauritania still not.

[@yusraabdikarin8703]

Виталий Лесин yes they did

[@maxharris4870]

It still happens today

[@shrek19yearsago78]

RondelayAOK well Libya still has slavery but they never talk about that

[@gabriel-exe-onps4889]

be quiet

[@samueloslorasmussen6239]

Hey, I'm not that good at English but this video is SO well made, the onscreen animations and the readen text is so great. Big applause from here. Thx for making me smarter.

[@eastonmcdonald7211]

pog

[@Mp4_Aerial]

Pog

[@hxn1_]

POg

[@brittneybrisbin744]

Just commenting to let you know that your English is actually quite good!

[@samueloslorasmussen6239]

@@brittneybrisbin744 Thanks, you just made my day 😊❤

[@christianjohnson3491]

Very enlightening video as a young black man I want to understand more of the fact of slavery. Instead of the hearsay we get on a daily basis.

[@ashleyashleym2969]

There is plenty of information on the internet you just need to know where to look. Start by doing a Google search on the Atlantic Slave Trade and go from there :)

[@christianjohnson3491]

Eleventy Won​ Thanks for the info definitely will check it out, and let you know how I like it.

[@Fadezmal]

Christian Johnson Check out a movie "Good Bye, Uncle Tom".

[@DynamicallyDella]

Read Slave narratives... Words from the mouths of those who lived it...

[@augienelson993]

Oh and another thing, Even though 12 million slaves were shipped to America (the continent) only 300,000 went to the U.S. (America the country) most went to Spanish plantations in southern America

[@riteshranjan994]

it's alarming how humans can get accustomed to such cruelty and let it go on for 600 - 700 years.

[@bobgillis1137]

Well done analysis. I find it both amazing and distressing how low and animalistic we can become just for the allure of wealth. I think it continues today, in different forms.

[@fredgillespie5855]

Probably the most subtle form of slavery is capitalism (there is nothing subtle about communism)

[@bobgillis1137]

@@fredgillespie5855 Indeed. The cleverest form of slavery might include those who do not realize they are slaves.

[@fredgillespie5855]

@@bobgillis1137 - 'None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free' (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)

[@bobgillis1137]

@@fredgillespie5855 Damn Wolfgang stole my quote !

[@boizchannilzz]

Lmao YOU worship the the rich I don’t

[@MinnieMousey06]

so greed caused slavery

[@jsamc8420]

YES !!

[@lonniedobbins1195]

Arya M Also the cause of most wars. *Greed, selfishness, PROVIDENCE, Deviant, immorality, INHUEMANE!* (HUEMAN=HUMAN)

[@passedhighschoolphysics6010]

Not so much greed, but capitalism. And to me more accurate Christian based capitalism.

[@anarchoaristocracy8368]

The one people that were never slaves, are the ones responsible for the global phenomenon, Jews.

[@anarchoaristocracy8368]

Slavery exists because blacks sell each other.

[@markhughes7927]

Please do a similar analysis of slavery in Islam - historical and contemporary.

[@Borrowed_Rowboat]

@Mister Kiip Huh?

[@TheRealSyrett]

They'll never do that analysis and you know it

[@miramoses8340]

@Mister Kiip Ypu are talking as if Islam never gets criticised. Islam is the most hated group of people in the modern world. Just read the comments, everyone is mentioning how muslims forced people into Islam, took millions of whites as slaves, took many millions of Africans as slaves, raided Africa and Europe etc. Nobody gets criticised as much as we so yes, we are thabkful that media dpes not always have to throw us under the bus. Nothing but war and economic collapses would come out of it. It is well known that muslims are very loyal to Islam and their homeland. If you start picking on us and get backed up by the media, trust me, nothing good will come out of it. Do not poke the sleeping bear.

[@Ar021]

You people know very little history.

[@RobertPau]

@Mister Kiip The Lutheran Protestants under Martin Luther learned their tricks and mastered them to oppress even worse. That is what the Lutheran Reformation is all about. Not all whites are bad, but the Lutherans are terrible against humanity to this day.

[@anthonymanderson7671]

African Here This makes me heartbreaking 💔 so much and i wish africa could fully become prosperous and developed!!

[@hevnervals]

It is prosperous if you compare Africa with its past, instead of other continents.

[@Batega_toh_Katega_Hindu_108]

Afria was more prosperous then today before slavery and invasion began.

[@Lorena-mb7ym]

They actually teach us all this here in Brazil....

[@TommyTomTompkins]

Lorena Fernandez I'm subna pull up on Brazil

[@domdrty]

Twistr what does that even mean? Try using English this time.

[@TommyTomTompkins]

domdrty I am subject to take a vacation to Brazil really soon... i am actually planning a south American vacation for Nov...and I would like to see Brazil while I'm a there.

[@lolnao9937]

Invictus maneo PaxAmericana uh no. We don't have that at all

[@Tissi_Abella]

Here in Africa too. We know our story and we have never forgotten about you, african american brothers. and You should know that our people fought a lot.. please read about King Behanzin, the king of Abomey Kingdom who was killed because he fought against slavery. and there were so many other battles . i wish you knew all those stories.

[@Yinskiiii]

They didn't mention how the majority of the slaves were imported to Brazil and other latin american countries. Surprisingly not many people know that.

[@Ciscogrande]

Portugal and England were by far the most brutal slavers, that is well known.

[@rumpleforeskin7032]

the dutch brought chattel slavery to the colonies

[@willandrogrant]

thank you! They showed it on the world map but didn't touch South America

[@oblivionguard2286]

I think only 5% of the Slaves got to the "Thirteen Colonies", most were brought to the Caribbean, and South America.

[@Ciscogrande]

Preston Garvey Most ended up in Brazil and the English territories, see nowadays if you can find big % of black people in Spanish speaking countries, except indeed the Caribbean Dominican Republic and Cuba or PR.

[@Bildad1976]

Christians (which were the majority of the people in the US at that time) were greatly divided about slavery. However, those christians who believed it was wrong (the abolitionists) eventually won.

[@LndnJazzHour]

Yea, eventually. Just sad so many people had to live their entire lives without knowing freedom before it finally transpired.

[@Borrowed_Rowboat]

That's misleading -- that makes it sound as if the abolitionist movement were Christian.

[@Bildad1976]

@@Borrowed_Rowboat It's been a few years since I studied the history of Africa and the era of African Slavery in the West, but I don't recall any NON-Christian abolitionist organization. If you know of any, please share it with us.

[@Bildad1976]

From Wikipedia "Throughout Europe and the United States, Christians, usually from 'un-institutional' Christian faith movements, not directly connected with traditional state churches, or "non-conformist" believers within established churches, were to be found at the forefront of the abolitionist movements.[1][2]"

[@Bildad1976]

nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/amabrel.htm evangelical Christians were most especially influential when pressing their moral issues forward into the public arena. Growing out of the Great Awakening, these Protestants, largely in New England, were inspired less by earlier Calvinistic doom and gloom theology than by concepts of human betterment under God’s grace and His gift of free will. Out of this fresh religious doctrine, called Arminianism, grew a movement that included the plea for the freedom of all of God’s human creatures, especially the Southern slaves. Eventually the antislavery cause with its strong religious support helped to create the Republican party in the 1850s. ...

[@manuelvillacana9284]

I always thought it was the Portuguese who started slavery but as it turns out it was the African selling Africans just instead of getting a jail sentence you were sold and shipped away

[@patrickkyle4601]

no mention of the Muslim Empires long history of slavery.

[@LHKKKing]

Why, they are what they are. they never trying to bring "Freedom" or "Democracy" upon their victim

[@ARTHNYC]

Needs another video.

[@broccolininja8950]

*arab

[@shaunclark425]

Kender. .THATS BECAUSE THE WEST CARES ENOUGH ABOUT DECENCY AND JUSTICE.. UNLIKE ISLAMIC FILTH

[@wattlebough]

BLUE DOG The Qur’an was written by Zayd Ibn Thabit, who was one of Muhammed’s personal scribes. Yes Ibn Thabit was fully literate. The Qur’an is hateful towards Jews, and Muhammed was merciless to the Jews of the Banu Qurayzah, Banu Qaynuqa, Banu Nadir and the Jews of the Khaybar Oasis. Look it up.

[@TheSaltyLibrarian]

Looking over everyone responding to the information about how the slave trade shaped the African continent and forced all the kingdoms to go to war with each other... what's going on? I was taught this in college as part of a course on how European exploitation caused Africa to become underdeveloped and vulnerable to imperialism. No one in class thought the takeaway was supposed to be "The Africans were just as bad as the European slavers!" The takeaway was that by exploiting already existing systems, Europe treated Africa like an endless source of revenue rather than as a continent where people and governments already existed, and that once they were underdeveloped by the slave trade, they moved into exploit them further. The video even points out that slavery in Africa was more comparable to serfdom as opposed to the dehumanized slavery in the Americas. If you're takeaway from this is "Africans deserve a fair share of the blame too" then you're probably looking for a way to take blame off yourself.

[@kennethhawker7030]

your missing the point my friend. look at the legacy of the operations and who instigated them and it becomes clear. peace

[@M4ruta]

"If you're takeaway from this is "Africans deserve a fair share of the blame too" then you're probably looking for a way to take blame off yourself." There's no need for everyone to "look for a way to take blame off him/herself", because no one alive today is responsible for this. And yes, if African warlords cooperated with the Transatlantic slave trade by catching and selling Africans to the Europeans, then they'd deserve a fair share of the blame. But again, no African alive today can be held responsible for this.

[@lloydgush]

Yeah, serfdom, I really must laugh at it. No, it was just as much dehumanizing slavery, for the most part. Of course, there's always the "good master" who treats his slaves well, but it was slavery none the less, comparable to roman slavery which was less humane than the atlantic slave trade. (mostly because the atlantic slave trade was about money not luxury, which means the worst you treated a slave the less money you got, not that it worked, trying to make slavery profitable for society as a whole in the long run is a fool's errand.)

[@NebuerEntertainment]

@lloydgush I would implore you to read The Interesting Narative of Olaudah Equiano. He endured both forms of slavery and wound up a free man. He says that American slavery was far worse than African slavery. There has never been slavery like American slavery. No slavery has ever cut babies out of the stomachs of mothers to watch them die or had the logical tarring, feathering, and setting fire to the strongest men of the bunch, or had the systematic erasing of a whole group of people's history or the raping of the all of the women and children. No form of slavery has relied so strongly on dissension and brainwashing. No form of slavery has founded a brand new branch of science (phrenology) to justify what they were doing to other human beings. I would also implore you to read The Willie Lynch Letter to understand just how cruel the system worked. You may not understand the American horror story that was American slavery and that's okay. But please do some research, read some books by someone who went through slavery and see it through their eyes before you make these kinds of statements...

[@lloydgush]

NebuerEntertainment Good thing to know his autobiography doesn't fit archaeological findings. The man was important, of course he would write shock literature to sway people to his cause. Specially because slavery is such a cruel practice, but one has to separate what had a use at the time from reality. Basically, all stories told that have historical accuracy can be and should be independently verified archaeologically, through bones, through the study of language and it's development, pottery, masonry and more. Of course, people say his memories were may distorted through life, since he left africa certainly younger than he claims (the fact that he had decedents show us that, he wouldn't be able to have any otherwise) from another part of africa and so on... But considering he was an enlightened man he would be aware of such things. He frequently paints himself as a scared savage, scared of clocks magical powers never once told to him by anyone, which is one of that hardest things to believe in his accounts.

[@firenationfiles2063]

If only humans could learn to simply live in peace with each other...

[@mugdhachowdhury5984]

@@jaarodgravelle7810 stop stealing other people's punchline . Unoriginal pleb

[@Navesblue]

The saddest truth in life is that there's less profit in times of peace for the few over the many. That's what makes it so seductive.

[@johnwilliams1381]

As long as the pale horse roams this earth there will never be peace

[@jefpuckett5708]

Not all creatures that look like humans are... humans so things are going through a lot of trouble to fake it.

[@charlesmichaels6648]

Fire Nation Fil... God separated the races to prevent the conflict......

[@davidmc13]

I watched this towards the end of 7th grade History and now I'm watching it 3 months into 9th grade lol

[@dreamsonata5185]

U Indian?

[@davidmc13]

@@dreamsonata5185 nuh uhh why

[@scottbrumley3694]

Despite the title, this is exactly what my textbooks taught me, and what I taught from later textbooks as a teacher.

[@hobens1]

So you're a current day victimhood purveyor.

[@HelloHamburger]

Scott Brumley The title says “too few” it doesn’t mean it’s never mentioned, but too rarely mentioned.

[@Durzo1259]

@@hobens1 Teaching history is not teaching victimhood. He said nothing of how it should be interpreted in relation to today.

[@Durzo1259]

That's what I was thinking too. I actually learned almost nothing from this video; I thought this was all common knowledge.

[@bingflosby]

It's in literally every history text book

[@brianawatton6574]

the guy who made this is my social studies teacher!!

[@Jack_Kirrane]

enjoy your useless degree

[@brianawatton6574]

totally will considering that was a year ago and he was my 7th grade teacher lmao

[@lio123mombach]

Jack Finn Kirrane useless? Social studies is one of the most important degrees my friend

[@CosmicDorns]

Jack Finn Kirrane she's made you look like a right mug

[@RH-vd3yu]

Jack Finn Kirrane maybe for Americans

[@flabbybum9562]

Why no mention of the wide scale practice of slavery today?

[@novueiro]

Where are u referring to?

[@flabbybum9562]

It's practiced in many African states: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_contemporary_Africa

[@novueiro]

Yeah I know. I thought u were referencing children in the mid east and eastern europe

[@flabbybum9562]

nthpark0 - I don't feel I am deflecting, but asking a valid question. If slavery is so bad - and we all agree it is - and so justifies historical references to it in the past, then why is so little being said about it in the present? It seems to me, that slaves whose persecution fits a certain political narrative get lots of attention, and those who do not, get ignored. People are slaves right now in Africa. We know where this is happening, we have a decent idea who is doing it, and who it's being done to. Yet, all we do is make videos about slavery in the past. I can only conclude some people aren't that upset by slavery at all, but are just using it to advance their own political narrative. Me? I'm fighting it tooth and nail, right now.

[@KingSoap-fy1oq]

Flabby Bum because this guy is a liberal kook spreading anti white false info

[@instruments_gold8412]

Well done. Precise. Very clear. I appreciated the lesson's ability to tie together motivations, actions, impact, and the events that followed. This film was viewed by my junior high school student and I approve.

[@_gossipgirlxoxo]

The worst part is the fact that today, this video has 11K dislikes.

[@ayoungethan]

guess the predominant skin color of the dislikers...

[@shawnv123]

да

[@commandergregor8976]

@@ayoungethankids of all races who got this for online school

[@danotae]

Probably all children who were forced to watch this video.

[@fnturtle8476]

Yea it needs more dislikes

[@Bokkie100k]

The saddest statistic: *There are more slaves in the world today than at any time in history.* Let that sink in for a moment.

[@AI-tc8fv]

Where did you read that?

[@Bokkie100k]

@Peg Leg see www.freetheslaves.net/

[@bas1sokkie604]

@J Calhoun well, do your own research then. There are PLENTY of news stories on this. www.google.com/search?q=are+there+more+slaves+now+than+ever+before

[@jimmynyarlathotep6857]

Are we talking a stand-alone figure, or as a % of living humans?

[@bas1sokkie604]

@@jimmynyarlathotep6857 Just the number of people in slavery. Not as a percentage. I know that even if the percentage would historically remain constant the number would still go up due to population growth. But still, it is a sobering statistic for those who see slavery as a thing from the (distant) past.

[@vanessaa9126]

Shut up people!!! Just forgive each other and hug each other, please . I'm African too... but the world needs to freaking heal!!!!!!

[@BasementEngineer]

You make a most valid point. Unfortunately we now live in a society that absolutely thrives on victim-hood. There is simply too much money to be had for this caterwauling to stop anytime soon.

[@EbuKerim]

Imagine having a family and someone comes and take you to the ship so you never see your children again....so sad :(

[@naitthegr8131]

it was a whole lot worse than that. imagine youre in your village minding your own business while a bunch of people from an enemy tribe near the coast (who had been dealing with ypipo) show up with weapons you've never seen before (guns, cannons,etc) and murder a bunch of people in your village to get you to surrender so they can capture you for the ypipo. imagine quite a few of your family members would have been murdered in the raid and then you and your children are marched to the coast where you folks are split up never to see one another again because one set of ypipo are taking you to this place while your kis are going to be taken to another place.

[@spammergenerico5679]

@@naitthegr8131 and you will never see it each other again

[@jimmynyarlathotep6857]

The Whataboutery is strong in this comment section

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

Wow. The people who commented on your comment don’t get it.

[@Ashley-bm9gc]

Right! I see some white folks take after ancestors. Bending over backwards to justify slavery since the 1400s.

[@fredthegamerschrarder7716]

Kudjoe Adkins-Battle so you don’t get it either 😂

[@TarzHel]

The toxicity is almost killing me.

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

Other comments sections are no better

[@1houroflove186]

The misery that so many people had gone through...

[@stephainesmith9311]

Yes now what's going to be done about it

[@thisguy4135]

Some people instantly get defensive when the subject of slavery is discussed and I wonder why🤔

[@jpb1231000]

It's distorted! READ the comments, research and LEARN!

[@guairefernandezamil4084]

Jake Dean No it isnt

[@guairefernandezamil4084]

Brian Fike Slavery was practiced by all races, but Europeam slavery was by far the worse

[@guairefernandezamil4084]

@Prime Minister Ramses I had already research on Arab slavery, and it was much better than the Europeans.

[@saharaleebolo2759]

@@guairefernandezamil4084 wtf lmao

[@LeicaM11]

Every British, Spanish and Netherlands pupil should learn this at school, if not already. So, many millions were killed on transportation and later abuse…😢

[@TheNecessaryEvil]

They should also learn blacks owned other blacks, sold them to whites, taught whites how to catch them, and when some blacks in the US were freed, they themselves acquired slaves. 🤷🏿

[@ImStillRandomfungod]

As a decendant of slaves, I would just like to say thank you, it touched me

[@kamalakhan3586]

Comment section in a nutshell: WHAT ABOUT THE ARAB SLAVE TRADE?!

[@bretert]

Pizza Delivery Where is the video??? I cant find any docs of it???

[@stephainesmith9311]

They have businesses they have property they can get loans they still have a leg up on African Americans there is no comparison

[@spaceman6094]

@Becky Johnson they aren't though

[@maklangry5742]

Were there slaves in China, India and Italy?

[@cayetanosoler3432]

@@maklangry5742 Romans

[@RoryLHall]

"The selling of slaves became an arms race." "Majority of the slaves sold were men." Reducing the male population of Africa made it easier for the Europeans to colonize.

[@gradualdecay1040]

2 women + 1 man on average to the middle east.

[@aglitch3146]

genius, brutal and horrible, but genius, even if by accident

[@eastonmcdonald7211]

pog

[@tuyanabadmaeva7959]

@@eastonmcdonald7211 why are you pogging

[@eastonmcdonald7211]

@@tuyanabadmaeva7959 does it matter

[@maliha.k]

"Believing that in death, their souls would return home." tear flood

[@allisonw439]

Slavery is not just a Western thing, and it's not over... sigh.

[@reecezpuffs8978]

It still exists in africa today, africans enslaving other africans, but of course nobody learns about that

[@noblechief4023]

@@reecezpuffs8978 Dude it's all over the news.

[@reecezpuffs8978]

Whiterun Guard no it’s not only thing on the news is how trump is a bad guy and the corona virus

[@user-pd9ju5dk5s]

@@reecezpuffs8978 Doesn't take away from the fact that Europeans enslaved Africans.

[@reecezpuffs8978]

1 1 well duh of course they did, north africans also enslaved white christians and egyptians enslaved jews so nobody is innocent

[@mspressure1000]

Slaves were chained down on the floor below deck, not sitting upright and able to move freely. They were packed together like sardines.

[@justsomenerd8925]

Sucked for them.

[@brucetucker4847]

They usually let them come out on deck to exercise in smaller groups every once in a while. Not out of any sense of compassion but because not quite as many died that way.

[@eliyahuskoczylas4973]

MSPAINN! Only on some ships. Different captains had different policy, as they hinted in the video but didn't explain. Many captains were "tight packers" but SOME captains were "loose packers" who would give the slaves freedom to move around. The "loose packers" rarely had any slaves die, so they didn't have transit losses, and their slaves, being healthier when they hit the auction blocks, would get a higher price. But the "tight packers" could travel with a smaller crew, because they didn't need as many men to guard the slaves who were tightly chained, so their smaller profits (because of high losses on the way and lower sale prices at the end) were offset by not having to pay so much money for crew salaries. House slaves were more often purchased from "loose packers" because they were in better condition, while field hands needed to be as cheap as possible for the plantation owners, so they preferred to buy those from "tight packers."

[@JRobbySh]

Slavery were dragged across the Sahara to the ports of Libya and Tunisia, many dying along the way.Only the fittest made it to the trading block.

[@Loungemermaid]

He’s not saying that your textbook didn’t or no one’s did, but that someone might not know this. I didn’t know the affect it had on African nations

[@jayanderson6016]

Completely explains why African leaders are always warlords or strongmen types with a loose hold on power only due to tribal affiliations and brutal reigns of terror.

[@annoyingbstard9407]

couchmermaid Yes, if not for slavery African countries would be the first to the moon. /s

[@reggieangus5325]

Read "The life of slaves: a balanced view" Textbook from public schools in US. It told how not all slaves were beaten and some enjoyed living indoors and have a good time. LMAO white washed history

[@lif3andthings763]

@@annoyingbstard9407 African Americans other minorities didn’t help in landing someone on the moon?

[@LOhaha94]

@@lif3andthings763 They did, the film Hidden figures is about that.

[@theconqueror-01]

POV: you're here because you're just interested in history and love the way they make these videos :)

[@tomassmith1519]

Yo

[@battlespace13]

Thank you for putting out a more comprehensive view of it. It's also enlightening to know what the consequences were to the African nations who were left.

[@mcballsitr0n565]

who else has to write an essay on this

[@oscarbishop8144]

yep

[@ariellewang4963]

Me hahahha

[@_JustBad]

me

[@wolfyzukthepoopoo1409]

yuh huh

[@beautifulblackwanderer]

Yes me 😭😭😭😢😔

[@1804Rashawn]

POV: ur watching this for an assignment and hoping some answers are in the comments lol.

[@jessieFSD]

nah its just a bunch of arguing trust me i was looking for the same thing lmao

[@daedaluus]

yup

[@blobb23]

nope

[@bruh-jj4xj]

Im doing for test

[@mohamadr._.h]

@@bruh-jj4xj what is the answer number 5

[@jimparsons6803]

There was a series of mining operations on the west coast of South America that produced a lot of silver that ended up with Spain becoming very rich and apparently required many people being shipped to that locality from the west coat of Africa. Slaves there that had a life span in this locality of about 3 years, as they were worked to death, quite often. Ended up financing the many unofficial wars fought in the Caribbean for a number of centuries. Nobody talks about this period in history, why is that?

[@spareaccount2621]

I learned about in school

[@curtisthomas2670]

The amount of whataboutisms brought up regarding slavery is hilarious

[@Doxxedbyharp]

Pov: letme guess u have online class and this is your assignment

[@darkfireIrl]

Well im watching this because of an Assignment at face to face at school

[@hansooon858]

has sbd written an article about this by any chanceee? haha

[@SavLuvsSav]

Nope

[@selpak3138]

Lol

[@avabearden1369]

Yep lmao

[@IliaTabere]

Stunning animation, great narrator and very informative lesson. Thanks for that!

[@pep590]

+nthnpark0 Because it generates hate for many reasons. Just like a video narrating all the violent black on white crime that goes on in the US annually. We all know about it, but only angers people to see and hear about it.

[@queennzinghaenterainment]

This is a watered down flowery version. Written and narrated by white people to alter the real truth about the murderous horrors of slavery. Those who do wrong will never tell the whole truth about a wrong so they can look good. But they were proud of what they did in fact so proud that they took pictures and documented their crimes! And all other nations supported it. There were never any world wars like the war against Germany/Hitler and what he was doing to "Jewish" people. No one fought to aide Africans because slavery made all of Europe and European American immigrants wealthy!!!

[@macduggles]

I question the authenticity and accuracy since Columbus discovered the New World in 1492, yet the video says Dutch and Spanish were slaving in the mid 1400's.

[@RTrevino16]

Very one sided. Islam enslaved just as many if not more slaves than anyone else.

[@trishspage]

I was actually taught this in world history, surprisingly less in US history, however what we did not learn about is the slavery that continues today in certain countries.

[@Fernball21]

Yes, like the US (13th amendment loophole)

[@supermananimationsstudios8519]

Mauritania was the last country to ban slavery

[@Dashtikipchak]

@@supermananimationsstudios8519 but it still defacto practices slavery up to this day. The official ban is just for international posturing.

[@Fernball21]

​@@supermananimationsstudios8519 How is that relevant?

[@supermananimationsstudios8519]

@@Fernball21 it is

[@superlight7654]

Slavery has been around for thousands of years. Europeans have been slaves. Africa has had various forms of slavery for thousands of years. The notion of freedom is relatively new concept. Individuality and freedom of choice is a fairly modern concept. African tribes often traded people and this had nothing to do with Europeans. The Ottomans and Saudis traded people for over one thousand years. This is often overlooked.

[@joehobo8868]

People don't care about truth. People only care about one thing and that is, "I am right and everyone else should bow before me, because I am always right."

[@amram1305]

@Limone & Lime i take it then, you are one of the privileged whites...

[@amram1305]

@Superlight...i pray your not an Israelite, speaking like this.

[@thinkbetter5286]

​@Limone & Lime Israelites are white, lol.

[@SandfordSmythe]

Well known already

[@scottypersia5715]

No mention of WHO owned the ships, WHO captained the ships and WHO crewed the ships.

[@WayneLynch69]

OR that 400,000 Union/northern state U.S. whites died to end slavery..... WITHOUT themselves ever owning slaves or allowing it in their states. The name appended to blacks slaves was the "n-word" because they were loaded in the Niger River region. They were not brought there by whites.

[@GillmanStudio]

Or of the decades of the campaign by the British to end slavery which included making it illegal at home and in the commonwealth not to mention the valiant blockades by the Royal Navy warships to prevent slaves being shipped from Africa. This brief should cover how the NAST ended as well as how it started. I think thats important.

[@scottypersia5715]

@@GillmanStudio Excellent input from Martin.

[@yousnoozeyouloze]

Who nose? ;)

[@scottypersia5715]

@@yousnoozeyouloze Thats them.

[@antiawarenessawarenessclub]

Africa at war over money and resources. It feels like nothing has changed

[@xironbeastx8677]

f Forecast Africa has been like that since the dawn of time.

[@SocialistFinn1]

And we keep giving them money so they can keep overpopulating the planet.

[@zhengyangwang214]

f Forecast Yes but that is because the fragile and unstable democratic government the colonial powers installed when they left in the 1960s are incapable of governing the country. Many Africans at the time of independence lacked education and oversight to keep the country stable. Just like Europe in the 1800s to 1900s, dictatorships and wars happen all the time and in Africa usually there's a cycle of brutal regimes overthrown by bloody revolutions and civil war sprouting across the country as they fight over for political and economic benefits. You usually see this pattern in fact in all civilizations of the world. Asia had them in the 1900s too and some still exist today, South America also had them, it's just a matter of which had a headstart first. Africa was rather late to have it as they were stable under the iron fist rule of the colonial powers. It will take time for them, but they will eventually develop into stable countries like the others today, unless the UN steps in and takes over and govern the countries correctly and teach and train the people to create a better democracy for decades until they are ready. Some countries like Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa are showing a promising future for their continent. They're not perfect but they are steadily growing as to become political and economically stable countries.

[@zhengyangwang214]

sonic hedgehog Uh, no they're stable and fastly growing countries but they aren't considered developed nations yet.

[@brunsta234]

Romano Coombs how long ago ?

[@m.winchester3215]

Can you please do one for the Saharan/Islamic slave trade

[@farzaanayoub9525]

M. Winchester The "Islamic" Slave Trade is better referred to as the Arab slave trade as it started way before Islam had even began as a way to bring slaves in for work on plantations. Also by calling it the Islamic slave trade you are saying that Africa was not part of the Islamic world when there were hundreds of thousands of Muslims living in Africa many of which lived in the kingdoms involved in the slave trade.

[@louisdavies8050]

Yeup and slavery in the US South was supported by the bible.

[@louisdavies8050]

P Ciprian Wait your trying to guilt the arabs for something that every single group of people did. Heard of the Knights of malta who captured arab slaves. Or the atlantic trade or the irish who were sold as slaves by the english. Slavery is slavery period.

[@patrickbriggs8409]

Louis, Slavery is not slavery, period. Please watch the video for the differences between historical slavery and the Atlantic Slave Trade.

[@TitusKingdom]

that would make muslims look bad why on earth would western media do such a thing?

[@gl7244]

In history, when any person who looked down on another for whatever reason. Slavery would not be far behind

[@lance8080]

Brazil had human slavey up till 1880. 15 years longer than North America.

[@Solomon-kt5dc]

Slavery lasted in the US way past the civil war. You might want to read the 13th Amendment again.

[@YouGotOptions2]

Word!

[@TheKaz911]

And San Domingo 1600

[@vincivedivicilextalionas4036]

Africa still has slavery today whats your guys points??

[@scvboy1]

Terran Marine Qatar has slaves now.

[@normalhuman5603]

I’m Haitian. My mom taught a lot of this to me

[@xVGA-COLOR]

She's been deceiving you then, unknowingly most likely

[@ryanjapan3113]

640x480 VGA 16-COLOR no

[@ryanjapan3113]

Normal Viewer good then she’s teaching you the truth

[@michelleespino9814]

Slavery is the story of the Americas not just the United States

[@michaelnice93]

Slavery is alive and well now. Read the book Disposable People. There are more slaves (in total number) and they are treated worse.

[@jameslivanski2914]

Read the New Jim Crow

[@elwoodbirgden342]

@easter worshipper Oh.

[@rayshaunchase4488]

Can’t believe my Ancestors went through this.

[@jhonklan3794]

Brutality was the reality of life back then. For everyone but especially African Americans.

[@Gdplayer89]

Back on the fields - 👴