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Buckeye_Democrat

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9. There was an earlier period of Native American and white slavery from England...

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #7)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 04:40 PM

Aug 2016

... in their early colonization of North America.

It didn't work out as well for the exploiters.

The natives were more prone to illness and escape, and white slaves (who were often considered "undesirables" from England) could more easily blend in with other whites.

What a sick period in history, and we're still experiencing some negative after-effects from it.

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The trans-Atlantic slave trade in a two minute animation [View all] Recursion Aug 2016 OP

Excellent representataion Warpy Aug 2016 #1

Yeah, that was what struck me first Recursion Aug 2016 #3

Wow, I'm speechless SummerSnow Aug 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Aug 2016 #4

Yeah. The impact of 1808 was especially impressive (nt) Recursion Aug 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Aug 2016 #6

Every time some idiot thinks that slavery just wasn't that bad, PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #7

There was an earlier period of Native American and white slavery from England... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #9

Wow I'd love to read that alternate history Recursion Aug 2016 #10

I would never be able to write that. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #12

Thank you for sharing that! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #8

Thank you for posting GeoWilliam750 Aug 2016 #11

Anyone know if there was slave trading within the western hemisphere after crossing the Atlantic? aikoaiko Aug 2016 #13

Caribbean slaves had to be replaced frequently Warpy Aug 2016 #14

I think they mostly died within a few years. (nt) Recursion Aug 2016 #15