When they say that, remember this:
'The fact that slavery existed in West Africa prior to contact with Europeans is often used to excuse the European slave trade.
The two system had few similarities.
The tragic and distinguishing feature of the slave trade that was introduced by the European was that it totally dehumanized the slave.
The dehumanisation continued in many ways throughout the slavery period and well into the colonial area era.
This crucial act was supported by a rationale that was created in part by the Christian Church and later extended by the writers of the 17th and 18th century. The myth was of a people with no history and culture comes out of this period.
All myths are contagious and one can create many others.
This fact can be better understood after some insight into how and why the slave trade came to be.'
- John Henrik Clarke
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