The Portuguese brought the first African slaves to North America,
followed quickly by the Spanish and soon after by French, Dutch traders.
The English were relative latecomers.
The first Africans were introduced into English Colonies in 1619 by a
Dutch "Man-Of-War" (apparently a pirate/privateer who had robbed a
Portuguese slaver of its cargo). Those Africans were listed in colonial
records as indentured servants. Actual chattel slavery didn't begin in
the British colonies until almost 20 years later.
The U.S. outlawed the Atlantic slave trade in 1808, but left a glaring
loophole in the law allowing the "re-importation" of slaves from other
colonies (French & Spanish) in the new world.
Even after the British "outlawed" the slave trade, banks in London &
Liverpool continued to finance the American slave system.
I can recommend a good book on the subject; "The Half Has Never Been
Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism" by Edward E. Baptist.
On 11/17/2015 5:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 4:55 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't know what weed you're smoking but slavery, prior to England
suppressing it was ubiquitous, in human society
I don't smoke.
Slavery may have been "ubiquitous," but it was Britain that brought it
to North America, for the profit of British companies. That can not
be denied.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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