Remains of First African Slaves Found

An anonymous reader writes to tell us LiveScience is reporting that Archaeologists may have found the oldest remains of slaves brought from Africa to the New World. From the article: "The African origin of the slaves was determined by studying a chemical in their tooth enamel that reveals plant and rock types of their native land. The chemical enters the body through the food chain as nutrients pass from bedrock through soil and water to plants and animals. It is an indelible signature of birthplace, the researchers said, because it can be directly linked to the bedrock of specific locales."

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Whataboutery

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"Now we know that the Cortes expedition had some African slaves in it. Here is a question on the subject, while research is done on the many aspects of European Slavery, how much research is done on inter-African slavery or Islamic slavery in regards to Africa? I know we hear a bunch about slavery in the United States, but how about the United Kingdom or French slavery?" This is a classic example of "whataboutery". You've been presented with facts and information about the AMERICAN, trans-Atlantic slave trade. Your immediate reaction is to start talking about anything OTHER than the American, trans-Atlantic slave trade: "What about Arabia?" "What about France?" "What about this?" "What about that?" All the while you're waving a Confederate flag and jerking off to pictures of lynchings.