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Originally Posted by Niles Crane
I knew about it. But then i also know about the prosperous pre-colonial African kingdoms like Mali, Ashanti, Carthage, Ethiopia, Nubia etc.
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So do I - I just didn't know the 'white' slave trade was as extensive as it was.
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Originally Posted by Niles Crane
Your son hasn't heard anything about it because he's being taught about the Atlantic slave trade, not slavery or African, Middle-Eastern history. The same reason, i assume, he's not being taught about the prevalent contemporary slavery or African history outside of the Atlantic slave trade or maybe a bit of Ancient Egypt.
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I'd have thought he (and I) ought to have been taught about all forms of slavery, especially that which directly affected his country of origin - it's all equally abhorrent after all and it's still going on so such lessons would be far from wasted.