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<blockquote data-quote="UrFellowUpser" data-source="post: 4105547" data-attributes="member: 64159"><p>Slavery in ancient societies was appreciably different from the type of slavery that was introduced into Africa by the Europeans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. We all know that chattel slavery was a special type created by Europeans.Its a fact that in most ancient societies the slave was held in servitude for a limited time, for specific reasons, and in most cases the slave was captured in local wars which we all know so its nothing new there my friends but guess what? Skin color was not a factor as to whether a person did or did not become a slave and, in most cases the slave had some rights that the master had to respect. In ancient Egypt, Nubia, Greece and early Rome there were clearly defined codes of conduct governing the relationship between the slaves and their masters. Im not very religious and all but some of the earliest of these codes are recorded in the laws of Moses. So when people like you say that slavery existed in africa prior to contact with the Europeans is often used to excuse the European slave trade which is what most white folks love to do. The two systems had few similarities. The tragic distinguishing feature of the slave trade that was introduced by the Europeans was that it totally dehumanized the slave and was treated like an animal and as property. This dehumanization continued in many ways thoughout the slavery period and well into the colonial era. This crucial act was supported by a rationale that was created in part by the wicked Christian church and later extended by the racist writers of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The myth of a people with no history and culture or humanity comes out of that period to further justify these acts so try again.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="UrFellowUpser, post: 4105547, member: 64159"] Slavery in ancient societies was appreciably different from the type of slavery that was introduced into Africa by the Europeans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. We all know that chattel slavery was a special type created by Europeans.Its a fact that in most ancient societies the slave was held in servitude for a limited time, for specific reasons, and in most cases the slave was captured in local wars which we all know so its nothing new there my friends but guess what? Skin color was not a factor as to whether a person did or did not become a slave and, in most cases the slave had some rights that the master had to respect. In ancient Egypt, Nubia, Greece and early Rome there were clearly defined codes of conduct governing the relationship between the slaves and their masters. Im not very religious and all but some of the earliest of these codes are recorded in the laws of Moses. So when people like you say that slavery existed in africa prior to contact with the Europeans is often used to excuse the European slave trade which is what most white folks love to do. The two systems had few similarities. The tragic distinguishing feature of the slave trade that was introduced by the Europeans was that it totally dehumanized the slave and was treated like an animal and as property. This dehumanization continued in many ways thoughout the slavery period and well into the colonial era. This crucial act was supported by a rationale that was created in part by the wicked Christian church and later extended by the racist writers of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The myth of a people with no history and culture or humanity comes out of that period to further justify these acts so try again. [/QUOTE]

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