Top Fallacies Of The Atlantic Slave Trade: 'Blacks Selling Blacks'

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[thevisitor]

The act of "selling your own" isn't exclusive to Africans either. The vikings sold celts to arabs, and the Talmund sold their own to the Malians. It might be useful to do a video on the matter to put things into perspective.

[MrMetro-mtqv]

And this is problem with “flat blackness” Every specific African group has a specific name, place of origin culture, and language.

[grapeshot]

Yep and like I tell everybody else the Europeans and the Americans were complacent in it. And of course there was no sense of African nationalism. Much like the Europeans were able to take advantage of the tribalism of Native Americans and the Romans were able to take advantage of the tribalism among Celtic tribes.

[davidmccarroll]

Nobody identified as 'black' back then it was just ethnic groups and nations. One has to understand the politics of the trans-atlantic slave trade

[reportedstolen]

Especially in todays world, people naturally allow Europeans to have separate identities and ethic groups. But whenever discussing Africa, all the tribes/nations get lumped together. It’s very annoying.

[defi.babylon]

Literally was debating this with my wife who is Senegalese. I'm Jamaican, and my view is the lack of a Pan-African view is what allowed the Europeans/Arabs to carry out their slave trade with so much efficiency; and is what still holds the continent back today in the 21st century. We cant blame our ancestors for not having it back then as it just simply was not a thing due to the amount of cultural/geographical diversity. In light of past events and the black consciousness we have today however, it's pretty much inexcusable to see another black person as "other". We must unite.

[old-moose]

Why should we expect African history to be different from European history? US white folks had many languages, religions, and cultures. We sold our war captives into slavery. Why do expect Africans to be different. People are people. Evils are evil and good is good. I don't understand how people could own slaves, but my ancestors did own slaves. That is history and I can't change that. I can only change how I think and react. Thank you for pointing out what should be obvious. After 45 years of teaching, I've learned that even the obvious needs to pointed out.

[Demographicsoul]

Excellent summary and strongly agree on "selective courtesy" definition. When I do engage in discussions of the TST, i specifically point out the various ethnic cultures as much as possible. Being Afro descended is within itself is a unique pan african culture that others have to realized wasn't the case in the past ( even present).

Due to a lack of interest, disgust with the atrocities, or avoiding trauma inducing imagery is another hinder in having a introspective discourse on these subjects with people. I continue to study more of the slave trade on both sides of the water and find incredible perspectives & understanding on the African landscape.

I think the coverage of TST (Transatlantic Slave Trade) history could be a separate channel for HomeTeam History. Thank you for the time and wisdom you share.

[ThePawcios]

This channel developed to a reliable souce of knowledge about Africa, unbiased and fair. Thanks for your work! Greetings from Poland!

[obad.iah.]

I've been saying this!! It's weird how (especially in USA) people often categorize humans just according to their skin shade. Grouping e.g. all darker skinned people into just "black people" is really stupid and ignorant towards all the diverse cultures in/originating from Africa, or anywhere else in the world.

[Ughiphop]

A series would be cool.
I'm here for whatever knowledge you have to post

[markfrank]

Just had a conversation with a client about "Blacks selling Blacks". I asked "Why isn't the Roman slave trade called Whites selling Whites" (I know it wasn't just European slaves)? I explained why people from different tribes were not the same people, same as the English and French not being the same.

[RealCodreX]

Blacks sold blacks while whites sold whites.
A Yoruba would differ from an Igbo, however, just as a Roman would have differed from a Celt.

[raveunthejoy]

To be concise, just because something is for sale, you do not need to buy it.

[MaxineShaw_]

Yes, I'd be very interested in this being a more fleshed out series. Thank you. ✌🏿

[atotallynormalshark]

People need to recognize how new our view of “race” is. Back in Ancient Roman times, skin color didn’t matter, it was your ethnic group that mattered. Romans viewed Celts and Germanics as “less than human” and “barbaric”, the same way rival African ethnic groups probably viewed each other at the time of the slave trade.

[ajayjess]

Great video. Problem with black folks in the US and Africa is how susceptible we are to being divided - gangs, tribes, blocks, skin tone...etc. Now to your topic -- Whites say: "Africans were selling THEIR OWN PEOPLE." This is always a stupid argument because it's not true. An Igbo man sees a Yoruba man as a different group to this day! It's like saying Russians are killing their own people in Ukraine. No, they're different....or see themselves as such.

Black Americans: You Africans sold my ancestors. The truth is those ancestors were the Africans' ancestors too. On 23andMe, you can find descent from Yorubas, Igbos, Hausas, Fulanis, Ashantis, Mandinka, and all other groups were enslaved. So ALL African groups were up for slavery and we ALL (black Americans and Africans) lost.

[ruthjohnson]

As a older white woman, I realized how little I know about African history. This video has been really interesting and I learned a lot. I’ve subscribed so that I can learn more. Educating ourselves about history and people is important.

[rafiqjennings]

This makes sense because the racial concepts of black and white came about because of the transatlantic slave trade. But this doesn’t excuse Africans role on the slave trade.

The issue is how the political left likes to emphasize the Europeans’ role in it and the political right likes to emphasize Africans’ role. And no one talks about the role of Arabs in the slave trade.

[zacharyclark]

I appreciate this. Slavery is often oversimplified by both conservative and progressive pundits. It is a complex topic and understanding the context is important and intellectually honest.