There are a few things you probably didn’t know about slavery.
But you are about to find out everything. As activists all around the United States continue to demand an end to police brutality and racial injustice, many institutions are confronting their own racist pasts.
People began removing Confederate flags and memorials across the southern part of the country in 2020. They also requested that racist marketing characters like Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima be updated or retired by companies like Mars and Quaker Oats. And well-known bands that were once known as Lady Antebellum and The Dixie Chicks are now known simply as Lady A and The Chicks.
It’s hard to erase all traces of a country’s tragic past, especially one in which African slaves played such a crucial role in the country’s ascent to global prominence. Everything from the US Capitol to American liquor bears the scars of slavery.
It might be hard to digest this type of info, but it’s part of our nation’s history, so we have to be aware of it. Aside from that, it’s our responsibility to understand history and do everything we can to avoid repeating it.
Without further ado, here are 5 organizations whose roots might be traced back to slavery that you probably didn’t know about.
Slavery was widely used by many cultures and countries at least as early as the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty in China. People were enslaved in many places. Usually they were enslaved after being captured in wars. For those interested in the topic there are academic monographs on slavery available. Perhaps a search of Wikipedia on the topic would be a good starting point.
African warlords captured other Africans and enslaved them. They then sold them to many buyers worldwide including Arabs, Romans, Chinese buyers to name a few. Demand for slaves spiked after the discovery of the “New World” as indigenous natives refused to work for Europeans. All of the Imperialist Empires needed and bought slaves for laborers. Including the Vikings and other groups.
British Colonials began importing black slaves for their 13 Colonies in North America. Slavery in the Russian Empire flourished. The slaves there were called serfs. Serfs were also tied to the land.
Looks like Jack Daniel employed and respected Mr. Green, hardly the disparaging impression given in the lead.
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH BCE AND CE? IS IT THE CHRISTIAN ERA OR CHRIST’S ERA? HOW IS THIS BETTER THAN BC/AD?
God Bless the USA each and everyday there are those that take their freedoms for granted !
The poorest people have always been slaves throughout history. African people were the biggest slave traders. Most of that trade was within their own country in the 1700&1800’s. The so called “Civil” world took advantage of the opportunity and went to Africa and bought African slaves from African citizens. There have always been slaves. There are millions of slaves now in every country in the world. The middle east, India, Malaysia, North Korea, Indonesia, Russia and China are among the worst offenders.
I wonder what information is available about indentured servants. Who bought and used them, were they black and British, English or African? Just amazed that all the other peoples that were enslaved are glossed over and forgotten.
The slave trade started in Africa by black slave traders. One of the largest plantations in America was owned by a black slave owner. The democrats owned plenty of slaves during the 1700-1800. You cannot erase history.
As a Black African American and past NAACP president in two states, leave the school’s name Yale permanent. I’m against
monuments and statues of racist white Americans on public land, place them in the libraries or in museums, it is history. I’m against them being destroyed. The Yale university policies to my knowledge are not racist. Jesse Kelly should work to get ALL black students registered to vote, and vote in ALL local and state elections.
Most Americans black and white ASSUMED that the White House and the Capital were built by Whites. This is true in all schools. Growing up in the fifties the only noble Blacks were George Wahington Carver and Booker T Washington. Whites in segregated schools were not taught of the many inventions by Black Americans, if a thing was mentioned, it was assumed by both Whites and Blacks, it was invented by Whites. Even today still contributions by Blacks in the USA are still Hidden. Slowly young black historians are correcting the lies and revealing the many great contributions made by Blacks from the day they invented the cotton gin to the very present contributions on the internet and books. White Christion theologians/scholars still TODAY teach the bible from a white perspective as 99.8% in the Bible are white.
For a good, albeit romanticized vision of “BACKSTAIRS at the WHITEHOUSE”, may I suggest your readers take another look at the 1979 9-hour miniseries of the same name. It follows the lives of Maggie Rogers & daughter Lillian Rogers Parks, who worked there from the Taft Administration thru the end of the Eisenhower years in 1960; has an all star cast for each change of President and spouse; and stars Olivia Cole & Leslie Uggams as mom and daughter.
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