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Did you know that less than 5 percent of the 11.2 million enslaved Africans who landed in the New World between 1502 and 1866 came to the United States? Most of the rest went to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The History of Slavery Isn't All About African Americans | The Root
Seeded on Tue May 10, 2011 10:31 PM EDT
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It amazes me when things like this are news.
Where did you think all the 'blacks' in the Caribbean came from?
Where did all the 'blacks' you see in typical Brazilian pictures come from?
There are far more "blacks" with Hispanic names because of the slaves the Spanish explorers made out of them.
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#4 - Thu May 12, 2011 5:57 AM EDTThis is something most people never think about because it's not a part of their environment and that's what makes it an eyeopener or news.
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Partially true. Most of the reason was the "need" to make America feel bad about itself. The popular idea is that the "white" man went to Africa to capture slaves. It is only recently that one could tell the truth about other 'blacks' selling the tribes they conquered into permanent slavery. If you tried that during the height of the "civil rights" movement you would be severely attacked for simply telling the truth.
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