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Originally Posted by DocIllinois
"Some" was actually a University of Ohio professor researching European whites enslaved by Muslims of the Barbary coast.
WHEN EUROPEANS WERE SLAVES: RESEARCH SUGGESTS WHITE SLAVERY WAS MUCH MORE COMMON THAN PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/whtslav.htm
I agree with seeking multiple views of history. The two sides involved in a battle or war, for instance, can each consider themselves the victor in the end, but how and why they won could be entirely dependent upon their own values and point of view.
The War of 1812 comes immediately to mind. |
You are absolutely right I could not remember the source of that data.
Ironically enough slavery still exists in Africa, the darker the skin in the Trans-Sahara region the lower you are on the social scale.
I got the book the (not ghosts) skeletons on the zahara from a Morrocan who studied in Epypt for his advanced degree. I then researched the story on several sources a really interesting subject that ties into the purpose of the security in intercontinental commerce I was thinking the Navy/Marine Corps to secure ours. The book itself deals with a ship that started going down off the coast of northern Africa their decision to abandon the ship to the shores and the decision to take a chance with a bedouin caravan for help rather than die of thirst and starvation. For the next several years they were traded into slavery between tribes, forced marches, drinking camel urine to survive a forced march across the sahara during the summer months and the rescue from an embassy in Morroco. Apparaently even to this day shipping companies all pitch in to a fund to pay for the release of ship captives all over the world.
Funny you are from Illinois the Ship Captain or the ambassador I believe retired in that state and this where the book was written. I also read that president Lincoln was inspired by the book as a boy.