Kamala Harris' Ancestors Were Slave Owners, Her Father Says

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[–]Questionable 7 insightful - 5 fun7 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Right, except the slave trade helped build the African nation of Dahomey, under the rule of king Ghezo, who is known for saying:

"The slave trade is the ruling principle of my people. It is the source and glory of their wealth. The mother lulls the child to sleep with notes of triumph over an enemy reduced to slavery"

And during the height of the transatlantic slave trade, he bitterly fought British efforts to block and dismantle the slave trade.

So slavery was never about the color of their skin, it was about oppression. The most notable example being the fact that the word 'Slave' originates from the word "Slav" meaning the Slavic people, or the original slave race.

By the way, you're pretty racist dude. As evident from your predisposition against white people. Disgusting.

Hǝllo ʍoɹlp' I,ɯ Qnǝsʇᴉouɐqlǝ.

[–]mrchoco4 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

a lot of native Americans fought for the confederacy and owned black slaves like the Cherokee

[–]StBlops2cel_is_Lord 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

A lot of freed slaves went on to own slaves, lol

[–]mrchoco4 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

very true especially in South Carolina. question was this common in Brazil? FAR more black slaves were in Brazil than in america. (however Brazil is not as race obsessed as america. for example portugese men commonly fathered mulatto sons from relationships with black women)