Nell Rose (author) from England on September 28, 2020: Thanks Lawrence, no I didn't realize that? They believe enslaved Nigerians were transported from the British Caribbean to other areas, "presumably to maintain the slave economy as transatlantic slave-trading was increasingly prohibited". FlourishAnyway from USA on August 23, 2020: This doesnt receive the attention it deserves. It is awful what happened to so many a century or two ago. He lives on a farm in the Midwest with his wife, 3 kids and 100+ cows, goats and other critters. Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on August 20, 2020: Absolutely nothing surprises me when it comes to man's inhumanity towards man. New Evidence Shows Humans Were Using Bows and Arrows in 52,000 BC. The division here was along religious lines, Islam Vs Christianity. It happened all over the world. History tells a different story, but the historian who writes the truth better watch out! Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. It sounds like a riveting book to read. More to the point, the Arabs had millions of black slaves too! Brits were the ones who stopped slavery, and went out on ships to kick the butt of the slave ships. The markets declined after Sweden and the United States defeated the Barbary States in the Barbary Wars (18001815). And one that got me really angry. Coupled with this was an influx of Sephardi Jews[18] and Moorish refugees, newly expelled from Spain after the Reconquista. Nell Rose (author) from England on August 19, 2020: Thanks Pamela, I was totally shocked when I read the book. Black people were commonly viewed as inferior to Moroccan and Arabs. Nell Rose (author) from England on October 10, 2020: Thanks Umesh, yes sometimes history hides it for whatever reason. Thank you for bringing this to light and I will definitely read the book. When they arrived they were taken to slave pens before being paraded naked and chained in front of prospective buyers. In Latin America, up to 17 African women for every African man contributed to the gene pool. Yes I to don't understand why there is so much emphasise on black slavery when white was just as prolific. Both the concept and the movement grew out of the hashtag #ADOS created by Yvette Carnell and Antonio Moore. CREDIT: http://www.westernspring.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Slavery-White.jpg, Stop the censors, sign up to get today's top stories delivered right to your inbox. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Slavery was hereditary, the slaves being prisoners of war and their descendants were slaves. However, comparatively little attention has been given to the prolific trade in Barbary slaves that was carried out by pirates, or corsairs, along the Barbary coast (as it was called by Europeans at the time), in what is now Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, our view is that there existcountless mysteries, scientific anomalies and surprising artifacts thathave yet to be discovered and explained. [3], The ADOS's website says that it seeks "a New Deal for Black America" including, among other things, reparations for slavery specifically for American descendants of slavery in the United States; a 50% government-funded tax credit for college expenses for American descendants of slavery in the United States (75% for those who attend historically black colleges or universities); restoration of the protections of the Voting Rights Act; prison reform; and a minimum of 15% of Small Business Administration loans for ADOS businesses. In Europe it went on for a thousand years. Map of Barbaria from the 17th century where a trade in white Barbary slaves was rampant. The children made to convert to Islam and brainwashed ready to become part of the new guard within the Ottoman army. What's he waiting for? It lays bare the consequences of rape, maltreatment, disease and racism. It's not dissimilar to what other peoples have to endure, even in the US such as Natives and even Eastern Asians, although as a whole, the latter group has done better than a few other populations. History has been so slanted by multiculturalists to make Western Civilization the bad guy in everything when in fact it is the greatest thing that ever happened by and to the human race. Updated: Jun. Tripoli returned to direct Ottoman control in 1835, before finally falling into Italian hands in the 1911 Italo-Turkish War. Thanks again. "[3] Talib Kweli is critical of the group because he believes they are aligned with the Republican Party against immigration. [17], The Barbary pirates refused to cease their slaving operations, resulting in another bombardment by a Royal Navy fleet against Algiers in 1824. Towns, burnt to the ground. Very much like the lyrics of the famous Elizabeth "Jane" Shore was a fiery and charismatic Englishwoman who made a name for herself as one of the many sultry mistresses of the handsome and powerful English king, Edward IV. I get so mad when people smash up statues, accuse us of stuff that we haven't done, and so on. These Barbary Pirates, under the command of Janszoon, flew an Ottoman flag over the island. However, other historias such as David Earle have questioned Robert Davis' estimates: His figures sound a bit dodgy and I think he may be exaggerating.[5], Famous accounts of Barbary slave raids include a mention in the diary of Samuel Pepys and a raid on the coastal village of Baltimore, Ireland, during which pirates left with the entire populace of the settlement. [11] Malcolm Nance described supporters as trolls, calling them "a mix of [African American] proTrump racists [and] nuts. Occasional incidents continued to occur until another British raid on Algiers in 1824, and finally, a French invasion of Algiers in 1830, which placed it under colonial rule. Upon arrival, the citizens of Baltimore were taken to slave pens before being paraded before prospective buyers, chained and nearly naked. Bernie Was Once Asked to Leave a Hippie Commune For Laziness, The President Who Made Christmas a National Holiday. Tripoli returned to direct Ottoman control in 1835, before falling into Italian hands in the 1911 Italo-Turkish War. [3] The claim that Harris was not authentically black was amplified by right-wing figures, including Donald Trump Jr., and criticized by civil rights leaders,[3] who accused Carnell of engaging in xenophobic "birtherism. The one exception I've read about was when the Moroccan sultan Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif decided to enslave Sub Saharan black boys and men to serve as his personal army. Some nations in British Columbia continued to segregate and ostracize the descendants of slaves as late as the 1970s. MG Singh emge from Singapore on September 29, 2020: This is a very nice article but the fact is that white slavery was very much there though on a much smaller scale compared to the slavery of the blacks. Forgotten in the current narrative is the story of the Barbary slave trade, where up to 1.25 million Europeans were enslaved by Barbary pirates in North Africa. With all the bad blood at the moment, people need to see the truth. [27], In the first years of the 19th century, the United States, allied with European nations, fought and won the First and the Second Barbary Wars against the pirates. You're right to point out the Barbary slave trade was not black and white. Ironically, Moulay Ismail granted his black slave army an authority and status that surpassed that of local Moroccans in his service. [11] The Balearic Islands were invaded in 1558, and 4,000 people were taken into slavery. After a revolt in the mid-17th century reduced the ruling Ottoman Pashas to little more than figureheads in the region, the towns of Tripoli, Algiers, Tunis, and others became independent in all but name. One of the most horrific acts of the Barbary coast Arabs was centred on the coastal village of Baltimore West Cork in Ireland. ( Public Domain ). This book needs to be read. You are on the wrong side of history child. I wonder if it still exists today. The authors concluded that ADOS was a disinformation operation that served the interests of the political right by discouraging Blacks from voting. Thanks as always. [2] Cornel West stated at an ADOS conference in Louisville, Kentucky that the ADOS movement was resuming the work started by Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.[9]. [1] As late as the 18th century, piracy continued to be a "consistent threat to maritime traffic in the Aegean".[2]. Viking Berserkers Fierce Warriors or Drug-Fuelled Madmen? [3] However, the group has frequently attacked the Democratic Party,[2] and urged black voters to seek an alternative to it. It What is the origin of the legend of the Christed Son who was born of a virgin on December 25th? On the other hand, slave owners benefited greatly and subsequently, their future generations arguably have benefited from slavery directly/indirectly. Their number included not only North Africans but also English and Dutch privateers. The study found, in line with the major slave route, that most Americans of African descent have roots in territories now located in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 17 . She was a sex slave. After being defeated in this period of formal hostilities with European and American powers, the Barbary states went into decline. The DNA study was led by consumer genetics company 23andMe and included 30,000 people of African ancestry on both sides of the Atlantic. This is the Barbary Coast Arab White Slave Trade. One that's NEVER talked about is the slave trade in the Middle ages because it was Muslim Arabs enslaving the Serbs and Eastern Europeans, converting them to Islam and using them as soldiers against the West. Portuguese, Dutch, French, English, and Irish. Thanks. Tunis was similarly invaded by France in 1881. I do think we need to see more of white and Native American slavery on tv to balance this up. Slaves in their thousands taken from the ships and towns from England, mainly Cornwall, and Ireland. Nell Rose (author) from England on August 24, 2020: I know what you mean Flourish, it seems that hiding white slavery is a great way of making us look bad, when in fact we are all equal. 586 28K views 7 years ago The Barbary slave trade refers to the White slave markets that flourished on the Barbary Coast of North Africa, or modern-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western. [2], Alvin Bernard Tillery, Jr., an associate professor at Northwestern University, states that the issues ADOS raised on who should receive reparations will have to be reflected upon by the black community. [12] In 1618 the Algerian pirates attacked the Canary Islands taking 1000 captives to be sold as slaves. The Barbary slave trade involved slave markets on the Barbary Coast of North Africa, which included the Ottoman states of Algeria, Tunisia and Tripolitania and the independent sultanate of Morocco, between the 16th and 19th century. I just think I mean that some slavery is gone over and over and over, but the English slavery has been deliberately ignored. Nell is fascinated by ancient history, archaeology, and ancestry. By the time these guards are in their early teens, they are the most terrifying force in all of Morocco. However, it wasnt until the first years of the 19th century that the United States of America and some European nations began to fight back more fervently against the Barbary pirates. [1] In fact, many of the pirates specially kidnapped white girls from the villages of Europe for the Arab harems. Both the concept and the movement grew out of the hashtag #ADOS created by Yvette Carnell and Antonio Moore. It was reputed in local legend to be the seat of the god Wotan and to be haunted. The Jefferson-Hemings controversy is a historical debate over whether there was a sexual relationship between the widowed U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and his slave and sister-in-law, Sally Hemings, and whether he fathered some or all of her six recorded children.For more than 150 years, most historians denied rumors from Jefferson's presidency that he had a slave concubine. Black non-Muslim slaves (not talking about the black Muslims who were exclusive to the sultan) were sold at much lower prices than white slaves, as a rule.White Europeans were sold at higher prices. Until the Royal Navy put the pirates out of business, historians have estimated that between one and one and a half million Europeans were seized by Moors and taken or sold into slavery. Pamela Oglesby from Sunny Florida on August 19, 2020: I knew whites were taken but I did not about the torture. The Romans took slaves wherever they conquored, of course and cared nothing about ethnicity or skin pigmentation it seems. Read about our approach to external linking. (Creeks, Choctaws, and . Slavery is about one group of people subjecting another group to subhuman treatment, whether its race-based or not. They have come to be known as the white slaves of Barbary. What was surprising was the over-representation of Nigerian ancestry in the US and Latin America when compared with the recorded number of enslaved people from that region. [15][16][need quotation to verify]. From at least 1500, the pirates also conducted raids on seaside towns of Italy, Spain, France, England, the Netherlands and as far away as Iceland, capturing men, women and children. The most famous of the white slaves from Cornwall England was a young man named Thomas Pellow. [2], The American Descendants of Slavery movement was founded by Yvette Carnell and Antonio Moore,[1] who co-host online ADOS radio shows. For over 70 years he kept hundreds of thousands of white slaves to help build more and more of the city. Thanks Fran, its disgusting isn't it? The dark-haired/Semitic captors, seeking fair-haired/Gentile slaves (lets call it honestly),understood this dynamic, and the tactic continued even into the 19thCentury withthe Ottomans raiding Finnish villages for concubines and (to-be)eunuchs. These men, women and children endured miserable conditions - invariably with little prospect of ever seeing their homes again. The Ottoman states in North Africa were nominally under Ottoman suzerainty. Such raids in the Mediterranean were so frequent and devastating that the coastline between Venice and Mlaga[21] suffered widespread depopulation, and settlement there was discouraged. But it took until the first years of the 19th Century and with the help of the US to fight back against the Barbary Pirates enough to get them to stop. Occasional incidents continued to occur until another British raid on Algiers in 1824, and finally a French invasion of Algiers in 1830, which placed it under colonial rule. How BLM went from Facebook post to global movement. Congratulations on taking the time to write it for us. Many died on the ships during the long voyage back to North Africa due to disease or lack of food and water. John Hansen from Australia (Gondwana Land) on August 19, 2020: This needs to be more widely known, Nell. Many years later, after nearly 400 years of white slavery across Europe, from 1400 onwards, until approximately 1830, the British sent out ships to destroy the Barbary coast Arab stronghold. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/white_slaves_01.shtml, Eden, J. August 21, 2013. Georgetown University voted in 2019 to institute a reparations fund for the descendants of slaves who were sold. In the early 19th century Algiers was frequently bombarded by the French, Spanish and Americans. It is awful for sure. A US Navy expedition under Commodore Edward Preble engaged gunboats and fortifications in Tripoli in 1804. In the case of Thomas Pellow, he was sold to one of the evilest egotistical madmen of his time. European slaves were acquired by Barbary pirates in slave raids on ships and by raids on coastal towns from Italy to the Netherlands, Ireland and the southwest of Britain, as far north as Iceland and into the Eastern Mediterranean. The descendants of Timothy Meaher provided their first public statement since the hull of the Clotilda was discovered in 2019. . There is an excellent novel 'the lustful Turk' on this. That was stated in their own writings: religious duty to send slave raids into infidel lands every year. 'raiding'), originally referring to slave raids conducted by Barbary pirates. Muslims targeted Christians from Europe as a way to wage jihad. But it's equally wrong to suggest Race and religion were somehow not factors. Race and religion were crucial, though things were more complicated (as they always are). 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It is estimated that up to 1.25 million Europeans were enslaved by Barbary corsairs and their lives were just as pitiful as their African counterparts. And this resulted in the freedom of the white slaves. The Ultimate List Of The Year's Worst Scams, Another Disgusting Smear Of Brett Kavanaugh From The Left. On a personal level, reading this hidden history, I am appalled at the injustice and imbalance caused by this deliberate whitewash of history. More than 50,000 people took part in the study, which was able to identify more details of the "genetic impact" the trade has had on present-day populations in the Americas. Likewise, the researchers were surprised to find an underrepresentation from Senegal and The Gambia - one of the first regions from where slaves were deported. The only difference? The primary one, from the culturalstandpoint, is the means and methods by which the person becomes a slave. Thanks Lawrence. At 2 am on the 20th of June 1631 over 200 Arabs attacked with muskets, iron bars and burning sticks. Where do we come from? Ottoman corsairs. "[10] Gregory Carr, co-chairman of Afro-American studies at Howard University and a longtime reparations supporter, called ADOS a "weaponized" movement that had become "indefensibly xenophobic and nativist. Race was a factor. He covers the history of all sorts of off-beat topics in an objective way. The slaves captured by the Barbary pirates faced a grim future. However, most of these captives were people from lands close to Africa, particularly Italy. It was the indigenous populations who first made this voyage, and not Africans. The Barbary slave trade involved slave markets on the Barbary Coast of North Africa, which included the Ottoman states of Algeria, Tunisia and Tripolitania and the independent sultanate of Morocco, between the 16th and 19th century. Political correctness tries to tell us that, or tell us that Whites were never slaves. The Trans-Atlantic slave trade began *in* the West and traveled east. The towns on the North African coast were recorded in Roman times for their slave markets, and this trend continued into the medieval age. One big difference between slavery of Europeans on the Barbary coast versus slavery of Africans in the US was that slaves in North Africa had to be freed on conversion to Islam while slaves in the US were slaves for life, as were their children, their children's children, and so on. Between the beginning of the 16th century and the end of the 18th, thousands of Britons were slaves, seized by Barbary corsairs, those infamous privateers and pirates that operated out of north Africa. Video, 00:03:57, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. In a new book, Robert Davis, professor of history at Ohio State University, developed a unique methodology to calculate the number of white Christians who were enslaved along Africa's Barbary Coast, arriving at much higher slave population estimates than any previous studies had found. And they were put in charge of keeping the white slaves down. Nell Rose (author) from England on October 01, 2020: Yes I can imagine Lawrence. As an interesting historical factual report, it is probably one of the most interesting and fascinating books I have ever read. They are brutalized and live in squalid circumstance with no health care. Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo creates sculptures of slaves to immerse people in their experience. [2][3] Carnell once appeared in YouTube video in a "Make America Great Again" hat,[2][3] later saying that it was a joke. 16th- and 17th-century customs statistics suggest that Istanbul's slave import from the Black Sea may have totaled around 2.5 million from 1450 to 1700. In the 17th Century, Barbary pirates raided coastal cities in Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and even England and Ireland. Lawrence Hebb from Hamilton, New Zealand on September 28, 2020: It's not so much that the history is 'hidden' but that it gets forgotten, especially when it doesn't fit a political narrative! Statues of colonial-era slave traders have been pulled down as protesters demand an end to the glorifying of symbols of slavery. but this needs to be shown. Men were taken for forced labor, women were raped and used as concubines. And he didn't hold back with his punishments. Transcript. The type of slavery described in this article implies that women and children were essentially taken/stolen/kidnapped from their villages. Despite this, the trade continued, only ending with the French conquest of Algeria (18301847). However, the moment the British left, the Dey ordered the Sardinians massacred; the same fleet joined by some Dutch warships returned and delivered a nine-hour bombardment of Algiers in 1816 leading to the Dey accepting a new agreement in which he promised to end his slavery operations. Stockman questioned in November 2019 whether the movement was large enough to warrant discussion on a national level but decided to print an article about the group in The Times. Thanks, everyone. Top Image: The Bitter Draught of Slavery (1885) by Normand Ernest. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 17, 2020: Thanks Dale, sometimes history is hidden and its appalling. He was trapped there for 23 years and wrote his account when he eventually escaped. Steven Micheletti, a population geneticist at 23andMe told AFP news agency that the aim was to compare the genetic results with the manifests of slave ships "to see how they agreed and how they disagree". Just a few quibbles. What a load of arrogant lying despicable rubbish. Greek transport minister resigns after deadly train crash, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. It makes people distrust each other. 'Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves, Britain never ever ever shall be slaves.'. They were dragged onto the ships and taken back to Algiers, another huge slave post in North Africa. A Blazing Weapon: Unraveling the Mystery of Greek Fire. One particular type of construction that the Romans were famous for is their roads. ( Public domain ). The Europeans who participated in the Barbary slave trade, you correctly describe as opportunists. Some Democrats in congress and black leaders want to pay reparation money to the descendants of the 4 million black slaves in America over 150 years ago because they are descendants of victims of injustice. Being made to marry a woman of the sultans choice, and then fighting for the sultan on pain of death if he refuses. Researchers put this down to two grim factors: many were sent to work in rice plantations where malaria and other dangerous conditions were rampant; and in later years larger numbers of children were sent, many of whom did not survive the crossing. Thanks Bill, sad indeed, and very hypocritical. Men, women and children, 107 in all, were dragged ontoships and began the long voyage back to Algiers. While the trade in Barbary slaves is typically portrayed as Muslim corsairs capturing white Christian victims, this is far too simplistic. Sultan Moulay Ishmael ran Meknes one of the largest cities in all of Morocco. You didn't mention they were "renegades"; Europeans who converted to Islam. A final observation about race not being a factor in the Barbary slave trade: look at the prices at which slaves were trafficked. CREDIT: http://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/field/image/white-slaves.jpg. Slavery has sadly occurred throughout human history all over the world from ancient Rome to modern day sex trafficking. Available at: https://www.historyireland.com/early-modern-history-1500-1700/from-baltimore-to-barbary-the-1631-sack-of-baltimore/, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 1606 to 1827 in Library of Congress. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. Corsair activity began to diminish in the latter part of the 17th century, as the more powerful European navies started to force the pirates to cease attacking their shipping. 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