Should history be stated objectively?
pbhjpbhj: Slavery happened for purely economic reasons didn't it? In one systtem the dominant African tribes and other groups rounded people up, they sold them to the (AFAIR) Europeans who were ship owners and traders who took the slaves off to be traded elsewhere, the slave-owners then traded on further or used the slaves to work the land and make profits. Those profits being invested back down the chain to the slave captors in Africa.Slave trades established in other areas I expect followed the same modes. The purpose was to make money for those links in the financial chains from those in the iron chains.Slaves were also taken from prisoners of war which is probably as much about dominance in government of the lands won as it is about direct financial gain.People in Africa, and elsewhere, are still sold into slavery just not as often transported to the West.Sorry that was all a bit OT.