On my list of interesting period pieces, a mini series about one of the prominent black slave owners would be fascinating. Or a movie or show from the perspective of a slave in Africa. I’d subvert expectations and have the trailer appear like a standard slave story until you see he is in Africa at the end of the trailer.
Also a documentary of the wars between Native Americans or a series on non western atrocities since they have gone over what the west has done with a fine tooth comb
If they were to ever do a movie about a black slave owner, it'd be framed as him buying slaves to protect them from the viciousness of Whitey and giving them the opportunity to work together in a commune.
True. That is the common defense when you mention black slave owners, which did happen but there were legit slave owners who were black. I’ve heard people brush off African slavery with “well it wasn’t as bad”. We have interviews with former slaves in America. We don’t have that for African slavery. I’ve listened some old interviews with former slaves and as you would expect it runs the gamut from very cruel to very kind masters and everything in between.
Every time I hear “it wasn’t as bad” the first thing I say is “then where are their descendants?”. I did some quick math on it a while back and if the white slaves in Africa had the same population growth rate there would have been over 120 million white people in north Africa alone.
Which is fairly hilarious, as the one black slave owner that sticks in my head - pretty rich guy, the one from South Carolina, got sued when he tried to buy a plantation, judge ruled in his favor - was so disliked explicitly because he was one of the few slave owners who was actively breeding slaves. Whoops.
Or not. It's been so long since I cracked open those books I wouldn't be surprised if my brain has scrambled stuff.
That’s where the John smith and Pocahontas story is from. The Jamestown massacre would have seen the colonists wiped out entirely if a native boy didn’t warn a family who alerted the fort colony.
On my list of interesting period pieces, a mini series about one of the prominent black slave owners would be fascinating. Or a movie or show from the perspective of a slave in Africa. I’d subvert expectations and have the trailer appear like a standard slave story until you see he is in Africa at the end of the trailer.
Also a documentary of the wars between Native Americans or a series on non western atrocities since they have gone over what the west has done with a fine tooth comb
If they were to ever do a movie about a black slave owner, it'd be framed as him buying slaves to protect them from the viciousness of Whitey and giving them the opportunity to work together in a commune.
True. That is the common defense when you mention black slave owners, which did happen but there were legit slave owners who were black. I’ve heard people brush off African slavery with “well it wasn’t as bad”. We have interviews with former slaves in America. We don’t have that for African slavery. I’ve listened some old interviews with former slaves and as you would expect it runs the gamut from very cruel to very kind masters and everything in between.
Every time I hear “it wasn’t as bad” the first thing I say is “then where are their descendants?”. I did some quick math on it a while back and if the white slaves in Africa had the same population growth rate there would have been over 120 million white people in north Africa alone.
Oh yea. A show about the white African slaves. Actually learned about them because of Sowell. Arab slave trade as well
Which is fairly hilarious, as the one black slave owner that sticks in my head - pretty rich guy, the one from South Carolina, got sued when he tried to buy a plantation, judge ruled in his favor - was so disliked explicitly because he was one of the few slave owners who was actively breeding slaves. Whoops.
Or not. It's been so long since I cracked open those books I wouldn't be surprised if my brain has scrambled stuff.
It was a black guy who made slavery an "in perpetuity" thing.
The Powhatan/ Jamestown wars and massacre would have been a great series but would never get made today
Never heard of that one. Most of my Native American knowledge is from Oklahoma area since I grew up there. Will look it up
That’s where the John smith and Pocahontas story is from. The Jamestown massacre would have seen the colonists wiped out entirely if a native boy didn’t warn a family who alerted the fort colony.
Well I need to do some history reading