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13 Shameful Pictures of Europeans Placing African People in Human Zoos

Consciousness Admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 23:00:06 +0000

Source: Atlantablackstar.com In the late 1800s to well into the 1900s, Europeans created “human zoos” in cities like Paris; Hamburg, Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Barcelona, Spain; London; Milan; Warsaw, Poland; St Louis; and New York City. These were popular human exhibits where whites went to watch Black people who were on display. The Black people were usually forced to live behind gates [...]

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The Virginia Calculator: Thomas Fuller, African ”Slave” And Mathematical Genius

Consciousness Admin — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:38:48 +0000

Source: Yourblackworld.net/ Thomas Fuller, familiarly known as the Virginia Calculator, was a native of Africa. At the age of fourteen he was stolen, and sold into slavery in Virginia, where he found himself the property of a planter residing about four miles from Alexandria. He did not understand the art of reading or writing, but [...]

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13 Shocking Insights Into Islam and the African Continent

Consciousness Admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:27:24 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Islam Appears in Africa Islam was first introduced to Africa in Somalia in the early seventh century by Muslims Arabs fleeing persecution from the pagan Quraysh tribe on the Arab Peninsula. Later, it was ingrained with the Arab Islamic military invasion of Africa in 647 C.E., during the third reign of Caliph Uthman [...]

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10 Facts About The Arab Enslavement Of Black People Not Taught In Schools

Consciousness Admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:23:18 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com The Number of People Enslaved The number of people enslaved by Muslims has been a hotly debated topic, especially when the millions of Africans forced from their homelands are considered. Some historians estimate that between A.D. 650 and 1900, 10 to 20 million people were enslaved by Arab slave traders. Others believe over 20 million [...]

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5 Roles Christianity and Islam Played in the Enslavement of Black People

Consciousness Admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:57:05 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com For The Bible Tells Me So Slaveholders justified the practice by citing the Bible. For the oppressor, the act of acquiring slaves was not only a divine spoil of war for the victor, but it was also the right of God’s “chosen people” to enslave others who were not part of their group [...]

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8 of the Most Revolting and Abominable Acts of Cruelty Inflicted on Enslaved Blacks

Consciousness Admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:25:42 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com The Atrocities of the Infamous Madame Lalaurie Louisiana slave owner Madame Lalaurie was one of the most infamous slave owners in the state’s history. The conditions she subjected enslaved people to were so heinous and despicable that even other slave owners were appalled by her actions. Journalists of the time couldn’t even bring [...]

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Top 6 Countries That Grew Filthy Rich From Enslaving Black People

Consciousness Admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:48:25 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com The United States of America Slavery transformed America into an economic power. The exploitation of black people for free labor made the South the richest and most politically powerful region in the country. British demand for American cotton made the southern stretch of the Mississippi River the Silicon Valley of its era, boasting [...]

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12 Facts About Slavery in Jamaica That Shaped Its Society

Consciousness Admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:15:50 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Jamaica’s First Enslaved People Once Jamaica was “discovered” by Spain in 1494, the Arawaks, who had inhabited the island for centuries, were quickly subjected to brutality and slavery, becoming the first enslaved people on the island. Kidnapped Africans Arrive The first enslaved Africans brought to Jamaica came in 1534 when Pedro Mazuelo, one [...]

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6 Common Misconceptions About the Enslavement of African People

Consciousness Admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:26:42 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com The Beginning of the Slave Trade While slavery as a practice existed in various degrees throughout time, the brutal and inhumane practice of the slave trade began not with Portugal, but according to many well-respected scholars, with Arabs. As Elikia M’bokolo, the renowned historian from the Democratic Republic of Congo, wrote in Le Monde diplomatique: “The [...]

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5 Unbelievable and Ingenious Ways Enslave Blacks Escaped Slavery

Consciousness Admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:24:50 +0000

Source: http://atlantablackstar.com Henry “Box” Brown Mails Himself Out of Slavery In 1849 an enslaved man in Virginia by the name of Henry Brown managed to escape slavery by mailing himself to freedom. Brown crammed himself in a small crate that was only 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. Standing at 5’8, getting into the [...]

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