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[–] 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Not to detract from your point, but I seem to recall the native americans being enslaved in the US.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I seem to recall native Americans owning slaves.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    The very first transatlantic slaver (literally) was Columbus except that he was running slaves in the opposite direction. Also, unlike most of the later transatlantic slavers, he was imprisoned for it.

    However, the enslavement of indigenous peoples in the Americas was never as big as the African slavery thing, because indigenous peoples tended to die quickly or run away (certainly not for ethical or moral reasons).

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