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Racist right from the start, 'sold as slaves by their compatriots on the mainland.'
This has never been true.
Enslaved peoples were sold by the traditional enemies of their ancestors, usually neighboring kingdoms.
Also Portugal colonizes Mauritania and sets up a factory for processing enslaved West Africans by 1450.
So they were directly enslaving themselves.
Fuck this racist author.
— Aug 16, 2020 10:02PM
This has never been true.
Enslaved peoples were sold by the traditional enemies of their ancestors, usually neighboring kingdoms.
Also Portugal colonizes Mauritania and sets up a factory for processing enslaved West Africans by 1450.
So they were directly enslaving themselves.
Fuck this racist author.
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Lois
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Not sure his author understands what creole or creole culture mean.
It doesn't mean mixed folks in the 1400's though. As it's a French word it's not even in use at this time and would originally to white people born in the colonies.
Not a mixing of Portuguese and Ghanian/Kongolese peoples & cultures.
In this time period 'creole' is not referring to Beyonce mama or the beige brigade in general.
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— Aug 16, 2020 11:08PM
It doesn't mean mixed folks in the 1400's though. As it's a French word it's not even in use at this time and would originally to white people born in the colonies.
Not a mixing of Portuguese and Ghanian/Kongolese peoples & cultures.
In this time period 'creole' is not referring to Beyonce mama or the beige brigade in general.
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Lois
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'In the 1430s, seamen began to raid the undefended villages of the
coast, carrying off women and children and ransoming men of importance '
Hm that doesn't sound like West Africans being sold by their compatriots.
That sounds like West Africans being stolen by rabidly enslaving white europeans.
Hm
— Aug 16, 2020 10:21PM
coast, carrying off women and children and ransoming men of importance '
Hm that doesn't sound like West Africans being sold by their compatriots.
That sounds like West Africans being stolen by rabidly enslaving white europeans.
Hm
Lois
is 4% done
'The Italian presence in Portugal led to the spread of Mediterranean expertise in ship design, map making and navigation...'
This is not at all true.
The Portuguese established trade with China. The Chinese taught them how to make and use square sails, magnetic compasses and ahallower bottomed, more easily navigable boats.
The Spanish copy this model for Columbus's 1492 voyage.
This is Chinese tech, yikes
— Aug 16, 2020 10:12PM
This is not at all true.
The Portuguese established trade with China. The Chinese taught them how to make and use square sails, magnetic compasses and ahallower bottomed, more easily navigable boats.
The Spanish copy this model for Columbus's 1492 voyage.
This is Chinese tech, yikes
