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In 1567 the young Francis Drake sailed to Sierra Leone in a fleet
commanded by his cousin, John Hawkins. Here they bought, stole and
captured some 500 African slaves which they transported to the Spanish
Main and sold to Spanish colonists. But although the colonists were glad
to acquire the slaves, they were less happy about the merchant; King
Philip of Spain had made it very clear that English merchants like
Hawkins should be regarded as pirates, and kept out of his New World
Empire. (Read entire post.)
Once again, the myth of Europeans going in and stealing Sub-Saharan Africans from their homes. This is pure fallacy. There were middle men, usually North African Muslims, who had procured these slaves from the victims' own chieftans.
And where does African slavery still survive? where does thrive? In Sub-Saharan Africa!
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Once again, the myth of Europeans going in and stealing Sub-Saharan Africans from their homes. This is pure fallacy. There were middle men, usually North African Muslims, who had procured these slaves from the victims' own chieftans.
ReplyDeleteAnd where does African slavery still survive? where does thrive? In Sub-Saharan Africa!