As with most things the truth about slavery in North America is a complicated issue. The civil war portion of the story is just a part of it and probably the least important part at that. The Spanish and French were battling for control of North America long before the British could even stake a small claim. And there were already well established slave trade routes in place by the time the British could sneak their way in. The trans-Atlantic slave trade as you’ve been taught is most certainly a lie. I would recommend the book From New Babylon to Eden by Bertrand Van Ruymbeke. Why this book? Charleston is the epicenter of what we know as the so called transatlantic slave trade. This book will show you how that happened and why. Dense reading with lots of research but it’s a good place to start if you want to get to the bottom of the biggest conspiracy of all time. Slavery in North America.
As with most things the truth about slavery in North America is a complicated issue. The civil war portion of the story is just a part of it and probably the least important part at that. The Spanish and French were battling for control of North America long before the British could even stake a small claim. And there were already well established slave trade routes in place by the time the British could sneak their way in. The trans-Atlantic slave trade as you’ve been taught is most certainly a lie. I would recommend the book From New Babylon to Eden by Bertrand Van Ruymbeke. Why this book? Charleston is the epicenter of what we know as the so called transatlantic slave trade. This book will show you how that happened and why. Dense reading with lots of research but it’s a good place to start if you want to get to the bottom of the biggest conspiracy of all time. Slavery in North America.