Slavery has a dark human history. It has been around since the beginning of human societies, especially when humans began living in permanent settlements. Here are the TOP 10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT SLAVERY:
10. EVERY HUMAN RACE—EVERY HUMAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN BOTH SLAVE AND SLAVE OWNER. PEOPLE HAVE ENSLAVED EACH OTHER IN THEIR OWN NATIONS, THEIR WON ETHNIC GROUPS, THEIR OWN RACES, THEIR OWN RELIGIONS AN EVEN THEIR OWN FAMILIES
9. SLAVERY EXISTED IN AFRICA BEFORE THE EUROPEANS CAME. MANY AFRICAN SLAVES WERE PURCHASED IN AFRICA FROM AFRICAN TRIBAL CHIEFS. SOME OF THEM WERE ALREADY SLAVES IN AFRICA; OTHERS WERE CAPTURED.
8. IN THE EARLY CHURCH AND THROUGH THE MIDDLE AGES, SLAVERY WAS A BIG PART OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. POPE GREGORY (590-604) HAD HUNDREDS OF SLAVES WORKING ON THE PAPAL ESTAES. SLAVERY WAS SEEN AS A NATURAL CONSEQUENCE OF ADAM’S SIN.
7. SLAVE LABOR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING UP MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
6. IN AMERICA, AFRICANS WEREN’T THE ONLY ONES TO BECOME SLAVES. THERE WAS A THRIVING TRADE IN NATIVE AMERICAN SLAVES AS WELL.
5. THE BIBLE MAKES SEVERAL FAVORABLE REFERENCES TO SLAVERY. IN LEVITICUS 25:44-46 CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN ON HOW TO PURCHASE SLAVES.
4. GEORGE WASHINGTON BECAME A SLAVE OWNER AT AGE 11. BY THE END OF HIS LIFE, HE OWNED 314 SLAVES. THOMAS JEFFERSON OWNED APPROXIMATELY 170 SLAVES. IN ALL, 8 PRESIDENTS OWNED SLAVES WHILE IN OFFICE.
3. IT WAS COMMON FOR SLAVE OWNERS TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS SLAVES. SOMETIMES THESE RELATIONSHIPS RESULTED IN PREGNANCY. TODAY, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DECENT WHO ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, FOR EXAMPLE.
9. SLAVERY EXISTED IN AFRICA BEFORE THE EUROPEANS CAME. MANY AFRICAN SLAVES WERE PURCHASED IN AFRICA FROM AFRICAN TRIBAL CHIEFS. SOME OF THEM WERE ALREADY SLAVES IN AFRICA; OTHERS WERE CAPTURED.
8. IN THE EARLY CHURCH AND THROUGH THE MIDDLE AGES, SLAVERY WAS A BIG PART OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. POPE GREGORY (590-604) HAD HUNDREDS OF SLAVES WORKING ON THE PAPAL ESTAES. SLAVERY WAS SEEN AS A NATURAL CONSEQUENCE OF ADAM’S SIN.
7. SLAVE LABOR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING UP MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
6. IN AMERICA, AFRICANS WEREN’T THE ONLY ONES TO BECOME SLAVES. THERE WAS A THRIVING TRADE IN NATIVE AMERICAN SLAVES AS WELL.
5. THE BIBLE MAKES SEVERAL FAVORABLE REFERENCES TO SLAVERY. IN LEVITICUS 25:44-46 CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN ON HOW TO PURCHASE SLAVES.
4. GEORGE WASHINGTON BECAME A SLAVE OWNER AT AGE 11. BY THE END OF HIS LIFE, HE OWNED 314 SLAVES. THOMAS JEFFERSON OWNED APPROXIMATELY 170 SLAVES. IN ALL, 8 PRESIDENTS OWNED SLAVES WHILE IN OFFICE.
3. IT WAS COMMON FOR SLAVE OWNERS TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS SLAVES. SOMETIMES THESE RELATIONSHIPS RESULTED IN PREGNANCY. TODAY, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DECENT WHO ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, FOR EXAMPLE.
3. SLAVERY WAS LEGAL IN SAUDI ARABIA UNTIL 1962. IN 1981, THE COUNTRY OF OMAN ABOLISHED SLAVERY.
2. IN THE 1930S, AN INVADING JAPANESE ARMY CAPTURED THOUSANDS OF CHINESE AND KOREAN WOMEN INTO SLAVERY FOR THE JAPANESE ARMY. THEY WERE KNOWN AS “COMFORT WOMEN.” TO THIS DAY, JAPAN STILL REFUSES TO COMPLETELY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS.
1. ACCORDING TO "FREE THE SLAVES," THERE ARE BETWEEN 27-36 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TODAY WHO ARE HELD IN SOME SORT OF ECONOMIC OR SEXUAL SLAVERY.
2. IN THE 1930S, AN INVADING JAPANESE ARMY CAPTURED THOUSANDS OF CHINESE AND KOREAN WOMEN INTO SLAVERY FOR THE JAPANESE ARMY. THEY WERE KNOWN AS “COMFORT WOMEN.” TO THIS DAY, JAPAN STILL REFUSES TO COMPLETELY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS.
1. ACCORDING TO "FREE THE SLAVES," THERE ARE BETWEEN 27-36 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TODAY WHO ARE HELD IN SOME SORT OF ECONOMIC OR SEXUAL SLAVERY.