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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
Sorry, no. Whites did not create slavery; it had MANY fathers, including the African blacks who originally enslaved people and sold them to white traders. It is a HUMAN condition, created and propagated by HUMANS.
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It is true that tribal rivalries in Africa made it a lot easier for slavers to obtain slaves in Africa. I've made that argument myself in the past, that blacks were partly responsible. But I'm sorry, the bulk of the guilt rests with white Americans and Europeans. It was white slavers who enticed African collaborators with European high tech, and it was white slave owners that made the institution into a multi-generational abomination.
At any rate, Black African participation does not absolve whites involved of their guilt.