ok african slaves where sold as slaves to whites from africans so why do the blacks blame whites yes it is true because ive met an african from africa who told me this and its a history fact so explaine this please
130917
Actually most slaves were sold to the hispanic population of the Americas, but its simple. If a black man was to admit that blacks had as much in the creation of black slavery in the Americas, then it would take away a great deal of the social power he has. Personally I never owned a slave, oppressed or hindered a black person in any way. so if a black person wants to point the finger at me for anything, they can go fuck them selves, because they won't get any sympathy from me for what happened long before either of us was born. In truth poor African Americans have more opportunity for advancement in this country then poor whites. there is a higher percentage per capita of whites below the poverty level then blacks, and the same for those who are middle class.
484410
Which white people are you talking about?  No one that I know has a problem with anyone, black or white, discussing slavery and learning about it.  I do have an issue with those who pick the most outrageous incidents and state as a fact "We know your evil, wicked, dirty ancestors beat, tortured and killed millions of innocent slaves".  Millions killed is an extreme exaggeration.  Think about it for a minute.  The slaveowner's livelihood depended on slave labor.  They were valuable property.  What modern farmer would deliberately wreck his tractor or risk damaging it by purposely exceeding its mechanical limits?  And, concerning your point #4, are the Black Africans who accepted those guns in exchange for slaves any less responsible than the white slavers who offered them?
549682
For God's sake - when will all this whining and whinging end?  Why should the people of today be responsible for the actions of people hundreds of years ago.  You cannot equate the culture and way of life during the times of slavery with the world we live in today.  The African people themselves were selling their own people - not only to Europeans and Americans but largely to the Arabic countries so shouldn't the African governments be apologising to their own people!!!!  Do we blame the young Germans of today for the Holocaust - NO we don't!  We can only learn from past mistakes and MOVE ON!!  This is another example of people trying to make financial gain in todays compensation culture!
576766
The Bible is true and anyone who says it's fiction needs to shut up. And slavery sucks black people have been slaves since 1600 and still we are not treated like fair. Some white people treat us blacks great but most are racists, rednecks, or hillbilles. Now slavery isn't great at all. When blacks were slaves the white people depended on them because they did all the work well they did everything. Now why don't people get a maid or a waiter they aren't slaves and they can quit at anytime.
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I think all people should be aware of this history.  Brazil was especially bad about slavery.  Slaves were cheap and expendable labor, and thus no care was given to their treatment, health or comfort.  All native Americans (North and South America) made slaves of their enemies.  In many South American civilizations, such slaves were used as sacrifices to appease the gods (Incas, Aztecs, Mayans and Toltecs to name a few).  What about the Romans and Greeks?  They made slaves of anyone they could get their hands on (including Africans).  The same is true of China.  The same is still true in the Middle East. The fact is, that in the US Europe and Canada, we saw the error of our ways and fixed it (made it illegal).  In fact, in America, we fought a war to end it that cost well over 600,000 lives.  How much more dedicated to ending slavery can you get?  Mexico cannot say the same (nor can many South American countries).  Mexicans just want something to b1tch about.  They're just made because we don't want them coming in illegally and living off of our hard work.
624145
Amen.  I agree totally.  I used to be on the white man  holdin me down band wagon.  But Ive learned in life along the way that nobody can hold you back if you want something badly enough.  How do black Americans explain Africans coming here and in one generation excelling in the game of life.  It's because they don't have the victim mentality.  They get here and refuse to lose.  I agree with you totally...STOP EMBARRASSING US
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Actually, the foundations go back to the beginnings of the African slave trade.  Prior to the African slave trade, enslavement was not an act of racism.\n\nIn the past slaves were criminals, children sold by their parents, or prisoners captured in war time.  In some asian and middle eastern cultures such slaves are still openly traded (official government positions are that it is illegal, but the laws are not enforced).\n\nWhen Britain banned the enslavement of British residents in the 16th century , slave traders needed to find a new source of slaves.  They discovered that African tribes were willing to sell members of their tribes and thus began the trade of African slaves in the western world.\n\nThe reason that the trade of British residents was outlawed was because the church had concluded that slavery was incompatible with Christian Values.  In order to reconcile the trade of African Slaves with their Christian beliefs the British and later the French looked for evidence that Africans were not fully human.  They used everything from the way they stood to the fact that they had no written language to justify their stance that Africans were not fully human.\n\nAs African slaves learned to speak English and as some learned to read and write the slaves began to produce intelligent ideas into the culture both in Europe and in the American colonies.  This disproved the theory that Africans were less than human. \n\nThe new justification for holding African slaves became converting them to Christianity.  This justification could be validated until the international slave trade was banned by Britain in the late 18th century and by the rest of Europe and the United States in the early 19th century.  Within a generation nearly all African slaves had converted to Christianity.  \n\nAfter 300 years of African slavery, that enslavement was deeply rooted into the cultures and into the economies of Europe and the United States.  \n\nAbolitionist groups had begun forming in the late 18th century, but in the early 19th century their support bases grew quickly. Abolitionist papers were published openly in the U.S. and underground in most European countries.  \n\nIn the Mid 19th century western countries began outlawing the ownership of slaves.  Britain was the first (It was outlawed, but the trade continued in their colonies), followed by the other countries of western Europe.  It was only in the United States that the ending of slavery resulted from a war.  \n\nThe former owners of slaves and those who were too poor but had envied slave holders turned on the newly freed slaves particularly in the United States.  The KKK for example was formed as a political action group to eliminate republican party candidates from national offices but changed their focus to persecuting freed slaves after the civil war.  \n\nIn response to the racist propoganda Black advocate groups such as the NAACP were formed.   \n\nDuring reconstruction many freed slaves moved to northern cities.  Shortly after reconstruction a recession occured and there were accusations that blacks were taking the jobs of white men. Added to the tension was the fact that many of the whites in those cities had rarely or never seen a black person. Fueled by the propoganda put out by racist groups, fights broke out between blacks and whites.  These among other incidents led to the "seperate but equal supreme court decision" which at the time was supported by most black advocate groups.\n\nThe early twentieth century brought more conflict as Black advocate groups tried to enforce the equal part of "Seperate But Equal".  The racist groups fought back and gained support as Whites became defensive about their treatment (as a whole) of blacks.\n\nWhen the stock market crashed and a drought devestated the mid west, the focus of hate groups turned from the blacks in the cities to Mexican field hands in California and blacks came to be more accepted by society since they w
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First of all there were black people in the bible *shock*. One of the disciples is even refered to as Niger, which in Greek, yes Greek, this is not a misspelling of "the N-word", it means- "The Black Man". So, blacks even followed at the footsteps of Jesus when he was living. In the New Testament era, slavery was not an all bad thing. Slaves were required by law to be released at age 33, they were paid for their work and recieved the lump-sum at their release, and after they were release they became Roman citizens. It actually was a pretty good deal, assuming your "owner" treated you well, and most did from all of the accounts we have. Most slaves once released used the skills they learned and the money they made to go open their own business. Oh, and most Roman slaves were white. Also, there is a Ethiopian eunich mentioned in the New Testament, most likely he was black, and he became a Christian as well. So, Christianity and black Christians far outdates the White to black slavery you are refering to.
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After 400 years of slavery should blacks be ahead of whites economically no in fact hell no why?? Because climbing the economic latter is like a race those who starts first have the ultimate advantage so its like this whites started runninng the economic race 400 whole years before blacks even thought of any type of wealth infact whites used blacks to get where they are today 400 yrs of payfree labor (free money in white peoples pockets) gav them anothere boost many whites have what youde call old money, money passed down from generations, which was generated by slavery, then theres fertile land, nourished by blacks. No real apologies made, no reparations, racism still exists although the majority of racist have no reaal reason to be angry (whites ancestors didnt suffer in America). Good thing is no no Great thing is no naa Astonishing thing is, is that Blacks havnt lost faith theyre still running the race and are catching up, through the many years of suffering if blacks didnt learn to do anything else they learned to surive and fight, so while blacks are running the race today theyre still fighting and surviving. Blacks are way far ahead of whites as far as the total outlook on life simply because theyve struggled for so long and lived without that theyve learned to appreciate the more simpler aspects of life therefore broadening the view. When you start off poor there is soo much more to look foward to but when you begin rich you loose the ability to indulge on the simpler  plesures. The African American race has sooo much to proud of and I think that they should embrace theyre past to prevail in the future, Black generations have come farther than many other races and they werent carried with money like many others. I say give blacks another 10 yrs and they would have caught up creating a tie unvailing equality for all Blacks in America shrinking racism to a diminutive peice of crap.
230238
Slavery happened alot in the 1800's. It is when mostly plantation owners had then. They are workers who had to work all day without pay, and were usually African-American and abused.
451121
Black people feel that because their ancestors were the victims of slavery & oppression, they have the right to complain about what white people do. I feel sorry for the whites today that have to constantly watch what they say around us. It causes white people to act more hostile towards blacks. I think black people need to have a sense of humor & stop gettting offended when whites open their mouth to say something...life is just too short to harbor any resentments.
670390
The racism I see happening most often is reverse racism. This is very much the media's doing and parents teaching their children hatred. There is never mention of the white people that fought and died to end slavery in this country. There weren't just families that lost loved ones on the battle ground but people that were part of the underground railroad and people that spoke out and risked everything in doing so. Through the years I have seen black people express hatred for whites because of slavery and their own ancestry. I am not saying there isn't more to fuel the fire...I am saying  slavery is the first thing mentioned.  Because of the sacrifice many made to end it there should be some sort of honor for them from the black community...but there is not. The end of slavery is celebrated as if not one white man died for it or gave a limb. Some blacks hate all whites as if all were the descendants of slavers instead of liberators. Whole family lines were wiped out in a war to abolish slavery and keep a country united. Why the hatred now? Where is the balance? Where is the truth? Why does the media want to fan the flames of bitterness. Why can't there be reconciliation now?
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Well, your question can be reverse?  Why do you  consider whites blaming black...etc..etc?.  It a simple answer, because of the visible "spokesmen".  Unfortunately, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are your "spokesmen".  If you do not want their message being spread then you must silence them.  Just as I must silence the spokesmen of my race that spew hatred.
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Because they don't want to hear about it. They know nothing about life. Their whole history they had it in the privilege seat. The biggest problem their race face is having a bad tan. They blame others because they know nothing about racism and hate, they can't comprehend.  Here is what they say "Africans sold other Africans" "maybe you should look at the ones who sold them". Africans can be partly blame alone with the Jews for the "slave trade" but not for American slavery. Or they would say " that was long ago" "I never owned a slave" "you were never a slave". \n\nBecause they are white they believe they have Superior illegal status. Example it OK that the white race can oppress, kill, lynch, rob and rape the black race. But if the Blacks race do it to them it's unfair, unjustified, and just wrong. They say "those things are over with" "bad things happen to everyone and one point or another"\n\nOK well since white people believe this way, Let's someone rape their women, shoot them for fun, lynch them, burn their house down, and serve others, and oppress them. Then they say ok were done oppressing you, and you should thank us because we stop oppressing you. They will not believe the same way if it was them. Since whites like to stand up for their people the way they treated the black race, will they stand up for the black race if they treated the white race the same as they treated blacks? No, and as I said they think they have superior legal status, it ok for them to committ crimes in history but not ok for crimes committed against them at any time.\n\nHell they get mad when thier tax money support others, or at BET. If this generation of whites went through what blacks did the would die out faster than any race in history. \n\nSounds to me they still want Superior legal status!
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Actually, this sounds like a case of jealousy to me.  This idiot wants to belittle anyone he can and you were the available target.  Know, however, that Indian slavery was unsuccessful and short-lived.  African slaves were unfamiliar with the area being shipped in from abroad.  Indian slaves knew the land and were able to escape from their slave master.
480271
What about blacks that dwell on Jesus \n\nAnd whites that dwell on slavery?
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1. Africans in African contributed to slavery via selling members of other tribes with whom they had\nwarred, or, via ambushing other Africans and selling them to the slave traders. \n2. The term middle passage was regarding the trip from Africa to either America, Cuba, or other islands, and the point that was considered the middle.  During the middle passage, many Africans died due to illness, malnutrition, and were simply thrown overboard.  According to statistics, the deaths that took place in the middle passage during the slave trade, outnumbered the deaths during the holocaust in Germany.