I learned some of this, reading the books of Pierre Van Paassen - at least the beginnings of slavery that had always existed to the north of Africa but also to South America.
Those captured individuals were sent to Europe via boats up the coasts on both sides of Africa because the further south you go, yes, the currents are ferocious.
The transport of these captured innocents were sent in trade for goods, from other countries, sugar tabacco and cotton, then those goods were sent to Europe to produce textiles and manufactured goods from all European countries.
This is how it was. The history of this is incredibly harsh in some sense, these children were captured or even offered by their own family in order to survive. this encouraged women in Africa to have more children and they made that choice to sell their child so they could survive.
Now then we have individuals that are rightfully bitter and feel like they have no origin of family.
Well, it is very difficult for many to trace their family tree. This for the past generations is quite sad but all individuals should look ahead. Their family begins in this time.
Personally, I try to encourage my beloved black friends to "move on and look forward" to their own history that began when ever they can find it, even if it is today. So many have through time suffered injustice, horrible loss, Christians, Jews.... Muslims kill each other!
Very well written Collette.
I learned some of this, reading the books of Pierre Van Paassen - at least the beginnings of slavery that had always existed to the north of Africa but also to South America.
Those captured individuals were sent to Europe via boats up the coasts on both sides of Africa because the further south you go, yes, the currents are ferocious.
The transport of these captured innocents were sent in trade for goods, from other countries, sugar tabacco and cotton, then those goods were sent to Europe to produce textiles and manufactured goods from all European countries.
This is how it was. The history of this is incredibly harsh in some sense, these children were captured or even offered by their own family in order to survive. this encouraged women in Africa to have more children and they made that choice to sell their child so they could survive.
Now then we have individuals that are rightfully bitter and feel like they have no origin of family.
Well, it is very difficult for many to trace their family tree. This for the past generations is quite sad but all individuals should look ahead. Their family begins in this time.
Personally, I try to encourage my beloved black friends to "move on and look forward" to their own history that began when ever they can find it, even if it is today. So many have through time suffered injustice, horrible loss, Christians, Jews.... Muslims kill each other!
Your story is excellent.