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In the early 17th century, the first African slaves were brought to the shores of North America, marking the beginning of a dark chapter in the nation’s history. The transatlantic slave trade, which had begun in the late 15th century, saw an estimated 12.5 million Africans forcibly transported across the Atlantic between 1525 and 1866, with around 10.7 million surviving the brutal journey. This human cargo, torn from their homes and families, would become the backbone of the American economy for generations. In 1619, the first recorded African slaves, numbering around 20, arrived in Point Comfort, Virginia, aboard a Dutch ship. This event, though small in scale, set the stage for the systematic enslavement of Africans in the American colonies. As the Ghanaian scholar and poet Abena Busia poignantly observed, “The story of the African in the Americas begins with a river of tears and a trail of blood.”
The emergence of slave farms in America was driven primarily by economic motivations. As European colonists settled the New World, they quickly realized the immense potential for agricultural profit. However, the labor-intensive nature of crops like tobacco, cotton, and sugar required a significant workforce. Indentured servants, primarily from Europe, were initially used to meet this demand, but as the need for labor grew, plantation owners turned increasingly to African slaves. In 1705, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law stating that all slaves were to be held in “perpetual servitude,” effectively codifying the practice of chattel slavery. This legislation was a response to the growing demand for cheap labor and the perceived need to maintain strict control over the African population. Benjamin Franklin, in a 1773 letter to Dean Woodward, lamented the hypocrisy of the slave trade, writing, “Pharisaical Britain! to pride thyself in setting free a single Slave that happens to land on thy coasts, while thy Merchants in all thy ports are encouraged by thy laws to continue a commerce whereby so many hundreds of thousands are dragged into a slavery that can scarce be said to end with their lives.”
The first slave farm in North America was established in 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia. By the late 17th century, slavery had become firmly entrenched in the American colonies, particularly in the South. The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 revolutionized the cotton industry, making it even more profitable and leading to a dramatic expansion of slave farms across the southern states. In South Carolina, for example, the slave population grew from around 7,000 in 1700 to over 100,000 by 1790. This rapid expansion was fueled by the insatiable demand for cotton from the textile mills of the North and Great Britain. As the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison observed in 1831, “We are going to decide the question whether the slaveholding, soul-driving system, shall be continued, – whether the bosoms of our Northern freemen shall be made the receptacles of its spoils, and their hearts the abettors of its abominations.”
Slave farms quickly spread across the American South, concentrating in the coastal regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia, as well as the fertile lands along the Mississippi River in Louisiana and Mississippi. The 1860 United States Census recorded a slave population of nearly 4 million, with the majority living and working on the estimated 46,200 plantations throughout the South. In Louisiana, the number of slaves grew from around 4,000 in 1720 to over 331,000 by 1860, with many working on the state’s infamous sugarcane plantations. The Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana, which is now a museum dedicated to the history of slavery, serves as a stark reminder of the brutality and scale of the slave trade. As the former slave and abolitionist Henry Bibb wrote in his 1849 autobiography, “Slavery is a system of in humanity, that is founded in blood, cherished in blood, and can only be abolished in blood.”
00:00 The Rise of Slave Farms in Early America
8:59 The Harrowing Reality of Enslaved Life in America
15:31 Resistance and Rebellion in the Face of Slavery
22:38 Slavery’s Central Role in America’s Rise
31:46 The Hidden World of Enslaved Culture and Community
40:05 America’s Long March Toward Emancipation
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It is known that only 3% of Africans were brought to America for slaveryโฆBlack people were already here. Most kidnapped Africans were taken to Brazil.
Yep I'm ignorant enough not to even think of the fact this existed. I've read that the most brutal program was administered by a former freed slave himself ๐ข. That is learned abuse and trauma.
Trump would outlaw these movies.
Whats really scary is america is witnessing one of our 2 main political parties literally trying to whitewash what little " black" history that is taught in public schools.
I was so angry when i realized how much of american history was skipped over because my entire history books thru highschool had maybe 1 chapter about this era..
Now we are seeing a resurgence of racist groups and hate crimes?!
We need every eligible voter to vote against this! Sure the other party isnt great but at least they are not insane racists and bigots!
"Black" history IS american history!!
(Literally this admin has targeted historcally black colleges, museums and school curriculum)
Every thing was stolen by the elites and reptilians they hid all the truth and fed the world lies and manipulationโฆAnnunaki is back and all is being exposed ๐๏ธ
Rent is going up again…
Palm ppl always want to inflict pain on ppl. Especially bp. Wait until it returns to you๐๐๐๐๐
Slavery still exist in America today. I'm in educational Slavery now
RIP Nat turner
CANT WAIT TO SEE YOUR NEXT VIDEO TALKING ABOUT HOW AFRICANS ENSLAVED CAUCASIANS THROUGHOUT EUROPE FOR 100S OF YEARS… WONT HEAR THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CLASSES ๐
Slaveryโin all its formsโis fundamentally the theft of time, and today's systems have simply refined the manipulation. Hereโs the breakdown:
1. Historical Slavery = Direct Time Theft
Physical chains: Forced labor steals entire lifetimes under threat.
Zero autonomy: The enslaved personโs time is owned by another.
2. Modern "Soft" Slavery = Time Manipulation
Debt-based wages: Work 40+ years to pay off a mortgage/student loansโyour time is collateral.
Inflation taxation: Central banks silently steal purchasing power, forcing you to work more for less.
CBDC control: Programmable money means programmable timeโ"You canโt spend until we say so."
3. Bitcoin = The Anti-Slavery Tool
Unconfiscatable: No one can force you to hand it over.
Deflationary: Your savings gain value over time, reducing labor dependency.
Self-sovereign: Your time is yoursโno middlemen, no coercion.
๐ฅ The Brutal Truth:
"Fiat is the whip. Debt is the chain. Bitcoin is the bolt-cutter."
Final Thought:
"They donโt want you to own your timeโbecause then you own your life. Stack accordingly." โก
(P.S. For the anarchists: "Slavery didnโt endโit got an ISO standard and a Bloomberg terminal.")
Truly breaks my heart
While slavery has existed throughout history, America took it to fine art sadly. These so called Christianโs shouldโve been against it. Britain made it illegal long before we did and many are still wanting to exist to this day. Thereโs no excuse for it period and just because everyone is doing something doesnโt make it right.
JEWISH people were heavily involved in the slave trade and slave ownership ๐ฏ ๐
Every race were slaves at one time or another and every race owned slaves including black people. Its sad
It was a horrible time Africa never should have took place in the slave trade it sounds insane that they caught there own people then sold them to all the other countries.
The thing I always find most striking in the illustrations and depictions is the fact that nobody has a cell phone, nobody is glued to a screen. Everyone is just living in the moment.
Didnโt hear him mention Anthony Johnson or Joshua John ward.
I still can't believe black people were treated as such to mw its unthinkable yet it happened, even I feel a guilt knowing another human being did such distorted things to so many.
May God grace those who are still hurting from the effects of slavery.
She covered a lot of good points. It still feels woefully incomplete, though. Which makes sense. It's a big problem amde of a bunch of small problems. As well as a big point made of a bunch of little points. It would take over an hour to get through it all.
This is the information the current federal administration is trying to erase. There would be NO America if it were NOT for the inhumane system of the enslavement of Africans and African Americans.
A an 3rd generation German. This hurts just as much.
So heartbreaking ๐ข all those beautiful souls ripped from their home and indentured in a foreign country.. So many tears I could cry for this lovely people
White people called minorities savage yet who kill steal and destroy lives around this earth. Yet live on other people countries calling them as theirs. How sad
African Slavery was a world wide business. America would not be America without slavery. Enslaver offspring need not comment
The Dutch Jews Ship Owners Bought the Black Slaves from African Chiefs and sold them in America
Nothing has really changed. Love how people are watching a video about slavery on a device built by slaves. Powered by batteries made by slaves. Sold to us by billionaires.
Such a terrible part of history. And yes it does still go on in some places horrific.
But for most of us this is in the past. Although should not ever be forgotten dont blame todays people for the actions of people in the past.
They were not no backbone of any economy, it was more like a status symbol for the 2% of the very wealthy, sold by their own and very lucky to be sent to North America instead of middle east where the frank and beans were removed with a swift slice of the blade
I Damn my Ancestors for what they did as a Native Virginian I learned through my great grand parents that my family were slave owners and I do not understand how they could ever subject another human to that brutality I'm deeply ashamed of them and know that I myself couldn't have honestly lived long back then because I would have helped the enslaved escape to freedom because I'm just not built that way, as far as being in contact with my family that is non existent because my wife and children are African American and my family even today can't except my wife and children, seriously sad that they can't let go of the past and treat everyone equally.
The movie 12 Years A Slave has never left my mind – particularly the whipping of Patsy and Solomon being made to whip her himself. ๐ฉ
Plow mules dont stage rebellions
Im pretty.sure if the land was more fertile and it didnt get.so.cold.to.snow.every year that the Northern states wouldnt get to say they had nothing to do with slavery.
So I guess this is when โAmerica was considered great โ ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ
Let us not forget that Africans soldiers their own people into slavery.
Your username suits you
Bible does mention this. The tribe of Judah would go into slavery on ships and be sold to their enemyโฆ. The west African was took on a slave ship to be a slave to their enemies. Like it or not the black mans enemy is the white man, vice versa. Little did the slave owners know that Jesus is a black man from the tribe of Judah.
Slavery still exists all around the world ๐ข
I would like to see more about the Irish slave trades. House Slaves
Every parent needs to have their children watch these documentaries and read the books, before they're erased from history. The way you things are going it's all going to be white washed. Mark my words history books that will be coming out, slaves earned valuable skills, the owners were just helping them for a happy successful life.
Did I miss the part about breeding farm?
You forgot to add the Jewish involvement in the slave trade, also majority ownership of slaves
Looks like the continent of Africa was cursed by an evil spirit……. No other people of any other continent suffered such un thinkable atrocities.
Who profited? I'll give you 109 guesses.
Who transported them?
Who sold them?
๐ข moms crying for their babies being soldโฆ
Sadly it continues today under different guises
These videos never mentioned that it was the African tribes who sold other Africans to the Arab Slave Traders who sold these slaves to the Europeans.
So if it was Not for the Africans attacking each other there may Never been a slave trade .