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- From approximately 1525 to 1866, 12.5 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Middle Passage to serve as slaves in the New World. Life aboard slave ships was agonizing and dangerous; nearly 2 million slaves would perish on their journey across the Atlantic. #HistoryChannel
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PRINCE SHAMIYAH144 stfu and gtfo religion makes me sick
Can you please disable the comments.
@jmarks881 AMAZING how white men will call every "Minority" lazy & good 4 nothing...But want 2 OWN a human being for their personal gain...Something very sick about that...& they wonder why so many of "Their WOMEN" want us....Smh...Newsflash: As a great rapper once said "It was all a dream" bcuz thats all that comment was...Just asinine...
Y’all trippin
History Channel. Will you be making another video explaining how Africans sold African slaves into slavery? Explaining how Jews often owned the ships and slaves in the new world? How Arabs probably enslaved 40 million Africans calling them "Zanj" and cut their balls off so they would not breed? How Arabs, Turks and north Africans enslaved white Europeans for centuries during the Ottoman and Barbary slave trade? I think everyone has heard about black slaves before, why not talk about the slavery of native European peoples?
R.I.P to the ancestors! I've always been taught to live a good and decent life so that your sacrifice wouldn't be in vain
I was brought up the same way!!!💯✊🏾♠️
Agreed!
✊🏾
Respect for that
Native Americans and aboriginal had it the worst
Bury me in the ocean, with my ancestors that jumped from the ships, because they knew death was better than bondage.
Hey you got that from Killmonger!lol
Blank Panther movie
@@dynamicsolution8166 The point is Africans took death over having no liberty. America literally was formed on that concept.
@@nonenone2275 Blacks only come from Africa.
Wakanda for ever
This makes me so sad. Just thinking of the heat, the smell, the pain and how scared they must have been, breaks my heart.
Oooo😮
Don’t forget about the darkness, no electricity back then, soon as the sun set it got dark under the deck pretty quick. Perhaps there were few candles in the women’s section but mostly all dark in men’s section. A true horror
Thank God, everyone will have to appear before the judgment seat of Christ, including all those slave masters.
Talking about a topic like this makes me sick to my stomach knowing people treated other people in such an inhumane way, my heart goes out to everyone who had to go through such a hellish life
“Man is the cruelest animal” - Nietzsche.
Genius.
White men
White man ...not man in general !!
All men. Centurys & centurys ago, the Japanese ruled the Koreans & did much like this true sad story
Also how the Swedish ruled the Indonesia
Yall don’t understand how horrible this. We can’t even imagine...
Who is yall?
Zareh Kantzabedian Yeah but most people watching think ”oh, that’s bad” but don’t understand the pain that they endured for years on years. We can’t even imagine the sufferring they went through since most of us have never been through anything remotely close to this.
Cuahtemoc Any of us tbh.
@@lolidek18 Maybe you but for us people with native American ancestry. I understand how it feels to have ancestors as slaves. And all our tribes that got wiped out of existence.
Cuahtemoc yeah but we have not been through it ourselves
Those enslaved people lived through unimaginable horror...I don't think anyone could even understand how horrible it was to be in that situation, even that of the crew.
Messed 😮
Still going on today. An estimated 700k slaves in Africa alone.
I can’t imagine how people are able to do things like this to others. Truly disgusting.
how could someone do this to another human being?
They were demons, not humans
they were possessed by demons
@Clara Rene - Yes of course Clara. It was old whiteys fault. You console yourself by believing that. The King of Bonny in Nigeria even wrote to Parliament to complain about Britain ending the slave trade in 1807. The Royal Navy patrolled the West African coast trying to put a stop to the trade from 1808 to 1867. Greed was not a one way thing.
@@anthonyomibeku-davies.9418 The one with the cutlass and the tricorn hat stabbing the uncivilized troglodyte, obviously.
Hue means color .their captors have and had none so they were not humans.
And there’s still so much we don’t know happened to our ancestors
You don't even know what happens to current day Blacks living in West Africa.
:(
please tell me white Americans come from Europe right ?...they should also be called European Americans like Africans Americans
Ilane Mamouaka don’t forget the Europeans came and took natives and Hispanics land life a virus and now they are sending Mexican people back to Mexico because they crossed the border looking for a better life
Ilane Mamouaka this comment is gold
In school we never learnt anything like this. As my history teacher told me we only need to know the basic history of slavery and nothing else. I went to Ghana and went to Cape Coast castle and spend the day there and experienced what it was like for our ancestors. Rest in Peace our beloved ancestors, gone BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN!!
@@Junior-yt6cx wow
So proud of you reach out and do your research!!! Its there
Apparently you didn’t pay attention in school, I learned about this slavery in middle school.
Yes I did pay attention but they didn't teach you about it in full details like in the video. My middle school or secondary was very multi cultural.
@@jeromebjoseph13 how are you gonna say that they didn’t teach me about slavery like they did in the video, yes they did. My teacher Mr. Davini (he was white) taught the class about this stuff when I was in 7th and 8th grade. I specifically remember he taught us EVERYTHING that was in the video. I have no idea what you’re talking about
Watching from Ireland 🇮🇪. I'm speechless. How in the name of all that is sacred, can American politicians stand up and speak about, " the land of the free ". Hypocrisy at its very worst. I feel sick after watching this, and very glad that I live in a country that never tried to bully any other nation on earth. 🇮🇪💚🇮🇪Gerry Farry
No but your ira happily killed women women and children for fun
@@christiansenron4 I am sure that you are well aware that there are bad organisations in every country. The IRA never were or will be ,a state sponsored organisation. The comparison between them and the state sponsored barbaric slave ships are so ludicrous that it barely warrant s a reply. Nonsensical.
Go back and watch "Roots" from the 70s.. Then Start Reading.. I read Black History while listening to Patriotic Songs..... Read "Without Sanctuary" after watching "Roots"..
Lol Ireland one of the most racist country in the world. Stop defending it
@@barryfrancis9640 That is simply not true. Ireland may have been very conservative in the past, but our country is now proud of its multi ethnic, multi cultural society. Just take a glance at our football teams. It is true that Northern Ireland is much more conservative than the Republic of Ireland, but they are under British laws. Ireland in 2021 is unrecognisable from the Ireland of 30 years ago.
This still hurts many years later.
victor griffith please
Obviously
It's not that long ago. The hurt is deep the scars are anger. Don't blame you feeling that way.
It definitely does. I wanted to do the ancestry DNA kit to learn more about my personal heritage but I just can't bring myself to do it, it would be to painful.
Roger Acosta stfu Roger
I often wonder how many slaves died with hate in their heart...to have lived such a hellish life and to have died such a miserable death....I can't fathom how much pain and anguish they must've felt. To be treated less than a person...stripped of your dignity and told you're someone's property. My heart always feels heavy when I think about these things.
What can we do about it, it affects us today
words cannot express the grief and pain...it's so sad....hail to those who fought and are still fighting.
I feel the same way. Life is something serious
It's done and over with. Move on.
They didnt have no hate the indians and african people have a good soul
Pain yeah but hate naw that's not who we are
Just knowing our ancestors went through such evil attrocities causes a deep sadness and anger for what they suffered through.
Who's ancestors didn't?
@@you-in5iy what
Agree
I look at my son and daughter (mind you, I'm not of african decent) and when I read or see these things, I can't help but think about them and feel how absolutely soul crushing it must be as a parent to have had your children on board with you on something so hellish like that. Truly, humans can be the cruelest beings. I cant fathom the suffering of those people.
They were barely human though. From a primitive culture that had not even invented the wheel.
@@Russellviewsevery human is created in the image of God, including them. No matter what they can and can’t do.
@@trahadbad yea well I don't look at the world through a religious lens.
Slavery was a sad chapter. Sadly it still is happening in Africa.
It scares me seeing what a human is capable of doing to other humans.
The sad thing is Human Trafficking Now is Bigger than the Trans Atlantic slave Trade, get your head around that one.
What is the most scary animal on Earth, MAN
The most evil, disgusting, volatile thing on the planet: humans
@@ZahdShahAnd the most beautiful, good and peaceful thing on the planet? Also humans.
@@TheGrayton2000 Probably nothing. If "he" or something like a god exists, it's not worth praying to, if it doesn't, praying to nothing is meaningless. Religion has its place in the world for all those who are scared of death or need hope for a better future but in the end? It's a all just an organized convenience to make life bearable for the believers.
The slaves were chained to one another and thrown over board. It’s unimaginable the horror they went through.
@Picolas Cage lol really?! Way to take that out of context.
@Picolas Cage you think I don’t know?! I made a comment “specifically” on one instance. That’s what I mean about you taking me “ out of context”. Get a grip.
Go away youre an idiot. Your lecturing the wrong person. I'm not ill informed.
@Picolas Cage I think back then was still worse
May their souls find peace is all I pray🙏🏾
This has to be the most accurate presentation I have seen of what occurred on slave ships, based on a book I read pertaining to the “Middle Passage”.
I avoided searching ‘slavery’ on UA-cam for many years. I still can’t articulate my feelings about how my ancestors suffered this horror for generations and how they still triumphed above this adversity to play their part in making the US a great and powerful nation. Yet the story is far from over, if it ever will be…
"play their part in making the US a great and powerful nation"
Go ahead list them. Actions speak louder than words.
How is the story not over?
@@joedimaggio3687 Because you asked. If you had genuinely close black friends, you wouldn’t need to.
@@Pulsonar They were never slaves.
@@joedimaggio3687 If you’re so sure then why did you ask?
"Only a fool allow their enemy to teach their children". Malcolm X. Question everything.
So you are saying that this never happened???
Everyone true enemies are themselves
@East african 123 do you really know the truth or even except the truth
They exaggerated the numbers of the people brought here from Africa greatly. Most of the people forced into slavery were from the America's and The same thieves who stole the land are the narrator's of the story. Question Everything.
@@nightowl8485 go back 100years before the Atlantic slave trade and that land was never stolen so get a clue
I salute all my fallen strong ancestors that fought for a future for African Americans and sacrificed their lives .😢💔🙌🏽
You're welcome. It was hard; but I did what I could.
It's not just African Americans it's also Caribbean
@@oompaloompa3188 I'm black yes there were some white people who were against it and did fight to end it let's include the white people who were against slavery and fought against it cause not all white people were evil and supported slavery.
@@missbeauitful4696 and also Africans too queen nzinga spent 30 years fighting the Portuguese to prevent her people from being slaves, the dahomey warrior fought against slavery we should thank those ladies.
Just remember who sold them...
I’m so proud of my Haitians ancestors for not playing.
The slave trade and the Holocaust is what I find most hard to understand how people could do something so horrific.
Its easy when you hate someone and don't view them as human.
They should teach more of this in schools
Are you a lunatic an idiot or a very good troll?
They will not teach this because this exposes generations of evil to many countries of the world. Very difficult to feel proud of your European heritage knowing you did this to so many nationalities and countries for so long., so it manifests itself in open racism, guilt will do that.
Boo Dogg lol you’re brainwashed.
@@boodogg2539 Looney
@@dslapster64 THANK YOU!!!
When I was a young child, one of my dad's staff came to our house with her g'g'grandmother to buy some furniture from us. I learned this old woman was born in to slavery in 1862, and was 98 years old at the time of our meeting. Meeting this woman changed my life.
but your still going into captivity
@@sistatazana5218 what lol
@@sistatazana5218 THATS RIGHT
@@cadds8055ok
How old are you
This is honestly so sad I stand up for human’s rights and believe everyone should be treated equally and fair. I truly hope that history does not repeat itself.
This is terrifying those poor people
This is absolutely DEMONIC.
yes it is .. but demon spirit excited ..pre-flood by the spirit of the fallen angels mixing with human woman creating the Nephilim kings most died in the flood and now in the earth bonded ..and very real in out world .. these are the demonic spirit that is in all who souled their souls to the satans in satanic religions of the dark cult rituals of the fallen ones
@Harry Byrne your saying that but why did it happen in the first place ? even during the 50's - 70's there was still racism towards black people, how did nobody say this is wrong why are you doing it is beyond me
Religion
Yes it is demonic it’s also demonic the way their own brother and sisters sold them as slaves. Humans can be evil how can you sell one of your own kind knowing the fate that awaits them?
And how could you even consider purchasing a human being and treating them like some sort of animal and cause them so much suffering? I promise one thing, all those who who have suffered were saved and found eternal life with God, and I can’t say the same thing for the monsters who did it to them.
To my ancestors: Thank you for persevering and not giving into the temptations of death. Thank you for not jumping over. Had you given up, I would not be here today😔🙏
Eric Hansen Thank you
Facts!
They didn't die.They are in heaven.
Bernie Rubber I’m aware that Africans have slaves, however that statement isn’t possible because my ancestors are no longer here obviously. In order for me to exist, my great x 4 grandparents had to have been brought on a ship to the United States as slaves, and they had children and so on. Yes some tribes in Africa owned slaves, but it’s a huge continent and there are numerous tribes, not every tribe owned slaves.
Panos Sarantos That’s typically what dying means. Dying is just the physical body dying, and some believe the soul is what goes to heaven.
I just don't understand how was this acceptable. How and why did this even happen?Who started slavery?It makes me so sad to know that people was treated this way .
@DOOMER yeah I know that it's human history but why was it acceptable for so long?
@@nettawyatt207 people saw it as a good thing back then
I feel so bad for those Humans who had to endure all these tortures.
Just think.. when the women were on their periods and giving birth next to eachother. It makes me sick thinking about it
I can't imagine,they would have to wait until they reach the shores when they docked the ship after two months then they bathe in the sea. That's inhumane and disgusting.
Even the rapes infront of onlookers,i cry when some people treat others so badly.....
Cazzie S omg I wouldn’t doubt it
sister snapped unjust...
Disgusting
Our beautiful strong ancestors 🤦🏾♂️ apologies on behalf of my OUR people today who can’t understand we need to stick together!!! Prayers to y’all continue to watch over us!!!!
Cadillac Mac yes stick together, it’s natural. Let whites do the same.
Our on ppl brotha. Our own ppl dont understand the importance of the strong hold we have to put our real freedom to work ; not by guns . But by just waking each other up and taken another new March equipped with knowledge and wisdom. We could conquer today. I believe we could. Things are different. We have a voice. We gotta speak. Not yell. ASE' MY BROTHA
Your ancestors had Ebola 😭😭😭
Cadillac Mac ON GOD😂
Cadillac Mac we need to do something, I can’t stand this any longer 😓
How someone can preach the gospel and then do this kind of evil is incomprehensible.
I mean slavery is permissible in the bible so not sure why that surprises you.
@@tsdobbi Unfortunately, for many of the victims, it was slavery with a chance at life in a new world or death at the hands of powerful rival African Chiefs.
Bruh the bible endorses slavery so it kinda makes sense
My ancestors endured till the end. No other people in history have endured such atrocities for over 400 years and still impacted today like this. While watching others constantly not addressing it. We are truly resilient individuals. They need to teach before the rooted history of this. It wasn’t just slavery it was embedded mental trauma , physical abuse , etc.
i don’t care what anyone says. anyone who can do this to other humans beings is evil.
They are shaytaans Allah will punish them.
Ones we leave this world we will all meet Allah and THOOSE people who killed, did anything bad, will be Realy Punished
Indeed
Agreed
Not even the devil could die this
*To every single one of my beautiful ancestors.... I know this will never be enough but, THANK YOU FROM THE DEEPEST DEPHTS OF MY HEART! Thank you for going through pure monstrosity and evil for centuries for me and my fellow black brothers and sister's to be able to live a fulfilling live you never got to live.... THANK YOU TO MY BEAUTIFUL ANCESTOR KINGS & QUEENS!❤️*
That was Beautiful Job well done and I was taught if your words just touch one person than you have done your job
john lewis Thank you so much 🖤💝
This is why we are the strongest people on earth...imagine the strength and determination it took from our ancestors to survive this...we are the descendants of these people, we carry their genes, we carry their strength, we carry their greatness.
Love this
@@rufdymond Lmao . yall act like slavery of Africans was the worst event in History.
As a teacher I feel obligated to teach atrocities such as this one. We must never forget! However, we must be grateful to the sacrifices that other people have made in order to be where we are.
One of the hardest videos I've watched is the case of a freed slave who became a slave owner. It's like getting out of a torment, and then getting others into that torment.
Read "Animal Farm"..
So proud of my ancestors who survived this horrendous ordeal.
And those who did not!!! Salute to the one's that took their own lives before being enslaved by wild animals!
Proud? how tf they let this happen?
@@lisalopez6877 Read the Bible it's in there, Hebrews brought back into Egypt, it was written.
i wish i could go back and save them from such cruelty, and throw those overboard who actually deserved it.
@@alleyoop66 yaayyy suicide am I right!?!
*...And this is not even 1% of what happened during slavery.*
Cool
Scary.
@@greendiarrhea7859 How so
@@alexheat0678 it's a ship. It's just a part of what happened
This was just the road trip to the destination
Smh.. people can be absolutely evil.
Europeans are so lucky we as Africans Afro American didn’t discover firearms quicker, there would’ve been a lot of bloodshed.
These are false narratives that make no sense
Couldn’t stop crying while watching this. This is so hard to digest. That’s evil trying to wipe out our identity and heritage . Only love is capable of healing our souls.
What’s evil is what they’re doing to white people in this country today.
False history
@@Junior-yt6cx false account
They can never erase this history it would be forever told
@Donald Taye well spoken my bruddah
Get over it
@@kkk-jx9vl stfu
@@kkk-jx9vl Dont worry,you are next
@@kkk-jx9vl how tf you gonna say it to get over when racism and black people being killed is still happening today ???
We are a great race and a strong race. Be proud of those that endured this cruel treatment called slavery. I thank God for all of them because their power and strength lives in us and we cannot let them down.
If white people said this. What would you say🤔
Rex Belgicus well white people would probably argue semantics
i'd argue our species in general isn't that great, but ok....
Coach Darren : Well said. It is hard for anyone of another race in today's society ( Americans) can use this as an insult to black Americans. But they do.
@@rexbelgicus9712 they did for centuries. Isnt that what this video is about? Only difference is when a black person says it YOU dont ever have to worry about them enslaving you. They say it to uplift themselves not to crush others.
it’s sad how people somehow find this funny
Well, it never happened. That's why it's funny.
“I’m so proud of my ancestors”👴🏻
BRO LOL
Bruh
A High school social studies teacher of mine told my class that you could smell a slave ship from 5 miles away. Many ship captains would chart alternate routes when they smelled these ships. They were called ships of death in maritime communities .
@Mayborn Music Beatzz
Are you serious??
@Mayborn Music Beatzz is it cause there are still remains within the castle, leading to rotting smell? Or is it the smell from centuaries ago?
That's crazy either way
@@Shubham.Katyal no man you gotta think about the thousands maybe even millions of slaves that were kept in those conditions. No rotting, but the pain is still there I've heard this before from people who visit elmina
Microwaved coco butter
@@You1TubeExaminer lmfao your house looks worse than any ghetto I've been at
R.I.P to my ancestors. I love you all so much, and I'm learning all I can every little bit about our history, not just general knowledge.
Chris 🙄
That’s great , knowledge is power.
That’s great. Keep it up and you will become even wiser
Chris Okay and whats your point?
Chris No.
watching from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 it is really heartbreaking, it made me so sad, i have watched videos about history of slavery actually we don"t fathom their pain, affliction . we must be grateful for our freedoms. Thank you for piece of knowledge . it was really informative and educative for me
Not Africans.. Israelites..
They literally compared them to sick animals.
I know right!
@BH Paradox shut up and go somewhere else with your dumb "humor"
@BH Paradox you probably wouldn't talk like this outside your thumbs relax
Animals don't deserve to suffer any more than people do...
@Kyl Olf you lie.
Am I the only one here that felt angry & sad at the same time while watching this?
May my ancestors souls rest in peace.☹️🕊
Zanique Hendrickson no i am with you On this on. I’ve always been hurt by the pass of slavery and that feeling will never ever go away I felt angry, sad, mad, gross out and my list goes on. It’s Traumatizing
All black people feel pain seeing this. From Ethiopia.
your ancestor are the one that got sold or the one who were selling?
I am not black but I feel for you angry and sad this brakes my heart that they would have to go through this
For us to live in 2022 and call these animals our colleges and friends after the atrocities that’s been done to our ancestors. Our forefathers and foremothers would deny us.
RIP to all of the different slave's of all the different cultures around the world.
My Goodness I can't imagine the pain and atrocities....even watching gave me the chills 😭😭😭May God alone judge 💔
I always find it ignorant when people say "no one today is affected by slavery". I'd argue my father's father was hanging from a tree, and his father a slave. I feel very much affected.
Agreed!!!
No you CHOOSE to be affected. You haven’t lived through any of that.
@@freckleheckler6311 ok Kanye, but let me ask you this...would my father reared me differently if he didn't live through the jim crow south and had a fair chance at education and employment? Would his father, have been able to better provide for my father, if he was able to keep his land or better yet been live throughout my father's childhood? I could keep going, but that'll be an exercise in futility. Seeing that if your ignorance has made you giddy enough to double dutch jump your way in to telling me about my family and choices, it'll also make you not understand. You're the type person thats tell people how to treat their family member as if you know the dynamics of the relationship. It's just as simple as cause and effect.
💚💚💚and its ur duty now to keep tradition and learn ur language like l learned mine
Legendaire Is that so wrong? To feel remorse towards the pain your people, your ancestors, and your family had suffered over the course of history and the past?
Telling people of African descent to get over slavery is like telling descendants of Holocaust survivors to get over it
I don't know of anybody telling blacks to "get over" slavery. They could start making better choices and holding themselves accountable though. Not everything is the white man's fault.
@@stephaniecamille947 can you tell how black should hold themselves accountable for slavery? I'm confused by your comment!
@@sweetcandigirl2751 Not necessarily talking about slavery...
Doesn’t even compare 💔
The difference is that holocaust survivors are still alive.
After watching Amistad and 12 Years a Slave, I have been watching the conditions on slave ships. I cannot understand how this evil was so widespread and considered normal. I just can’t imagine the pain, suffering, and the list goes on. May those souls of all those enslaved rest in peace and may the souls of all those who took part and actually enjoyed this, rot eternally.
I can’t believe my ancestors had to go through this. This is horrid.
wonder what black people feel like when they think of slavery
people find a way to disgust me every day.
YUP 💔🥺
@Louis Gomez go to tell ship yourself back from where you’re from cuz it isn’t America
@Louis Gomez they died decades ago only descendants remain
@Louis Gomez 'gomez' u aint one to talk
@@jakojii Are white people the only ones who ever had slaves? Are other races pure as the driven snow by comparison and have never committed equally as appalling atrocities? You have chill in your name. Try it sometime.
Being native American i feel for this. We all went through a lot by a country that still is despises us to this day bt in different ways
Massive Conn You are not a victim. The country does not despise you. You’re making a UA-cam comment therefore you’re actually pretty well-off relative to the rest of the world.
Been on the rez have you?
@@justaman-km1hl It's true, they're awful places.
Hey, I’m African, but I believe the native Americans went through a lot as well. It’s so sad what they did to the natives and Africans.
@@justaman-km1hl yes, born & raised On Cheyenne river sioux tribe
i live my life every day thinking about how my ancestors never knew what a life like this would be like and would dream of it🙏🏽❤️
It's false history. We have never even seen a ship
It's surprising how evil a human could be .
I knew it was bad. But Not this bad. God rest their souls✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
Me too.. And, because most cases are not documented, we can be sure that it was even worse than this.
@@mirandaal4541 watch the new documentary from arte , its divided in four parts and is about the slavery. its shocking
There's an old 70s movie called "Good Bye Uncle Tom" check it out
Blackhans98 Thanks .. I saw it: „Menschenhandel: Eine kurze Geschichte der Sklaverei“
✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
It's shocking to think how recent this all was
Recent... Recent was two days ago a year ago. We're talking centuries here bubba.
@@chibixzero this was less than 200 yrs what you mean? Thats lit like only a few dozen generations not even since the last slaves were still kept thats nothing.
so true
Yeah, this is in the last 0.1% of human existence
ok it was fairly recent. doesn't make it any better or worse.
As a black, this is extremely painful and I don't know why but I have a white friend but any time i pass her i cant help the fact that her ancestors took racism to a whole new level and literally treated my race like animals :(
Not all white people descend from colonizers. Also African Americans have substantial European DNA. So.....
You shouldn't look at history like this. White people have been slaves too. Also, instead of playing the victim card (which is so incredible popular in America at the moment), maybe consider that your 'white friend' (as you say) ancestors actually, for the first time in recorded history, made slavery illegal. Britain and American actually had boats blockading the slavery trade out of Africa at one point.
In fact, it was African tribes enslaving other African tribes, it wasn't one skin colour against another.
Bro don’t believe these stories it’s lies do your own research
so? its not like she did it, you wont kill your pet dog because some random dog killed a kid
I still can’t wrap my mind around the fact that this was seen as “okay” and “not a big deal” makes me nauseous that this was even a thing. RIP my distant family and ancestors 😔
It's disturbing to think that people thought treating people like animals because of their skin colour was okay.
@ Tumelo Kristel.. same thing I said about Floyd that's how they treat people with dark complexion like animal.. no wonder why it have hurrican cos it's the same water where they slave were throw in to
Wicked Racist people that killed my Black Generation will be judged by God
@@marwilliamson6996 nothing to do with skin color this is still happening in Africa everyday
This is still happening in Africa today.
@@wainefrank2445 so why do typhoons cross the pacific
If your first instinct after watching this video is to rush to the comment section and talk about some other peoples who were enslaved, you should probably ask yourself some tough questions...like, "Why don't I just sympathize with the story told, instead of bringing up some other enslaved people to try and compromise the experience of Africans in the Atlantic slave trade?
Thank you
Moss Linden thanks
Moss Linden major facts
jmarks881 does your mother not give u enough attention boi?gtfoh
The answer is this (and I don't trust your intentions):
"Because a lot of people use the actions of Dead People to push Racial & National Guilt onto those alive because of their race, as if it entitles them to treat others badly.
They also appear to use it to try to demand more advantages or entitlement for more things.
Secondly, those who suffered are also Dead People and won't benefit from my feelings.
That's true isn't it?"
So there you go.
It is the manipulative intent that is the problem. Look up the corruption of Grievance Studies in Academia for more information. A recent Hoax/Troll that was done shows how corrupt it is. That - and the racist & unequal PRINCIPLES** they push - is the issue.
**As opposed to fashion or ideology which justifies double standards to individuals.
The saddest dialogue ever was this young gal looking at the moon in 'Roots' saying. I can see you my parents can see you, but we cannot see each other. Try processing that...
I thank my ancestors who fought to be here. Who was strong through the horrors. I feel sick knowing this was and still is how humans treated other humans back then. I will always be thankful for the good life I have that my ancestors fought for.
It's still scary and hard to believe this actually happened just heart-renching
I don't want to accept that this really happened. 1865 when slaves were free is not really that long ago.
As bad as this was ,the trans Sahara trade was even worse.
@@theresa4832 slavery still exists and was still accepted up into the 1960 s or close to it
What is more scary is that the mindset has never changed and this same kind of treatment has only changed a face
I know right
Makes me sad that any video about slavery seems to illicit so many comments such as "well Africans captured other Africans" and "well other people were enslaved" ask yourself why you feel the need to discredit the Atlantic slave trade, do you feel some sort of guilt? When you see a cancer ad, do you comment about how other diseases kill others?
I think a lot of it is done in defense, because nobody likes finger pointing. Both Africans and Europeans are to blame really, but its in the past and nobody living deserves the blame pushed on them because no one can really claim a real connection to a slave or slaver. Race is irrelevant and tis time for people to move on.
Because the people calling liberals snowflakes are snowflakes as well.
A I thank you.
they respond that way because people very often try to lay the blame on all white people, duh
Gavins Mate But who is pushing blame on them but themselves??
60 years of age. Good video. Basic reporting. Probably left out the horrific atrocities of cutting and fire branding? None the less, very informative ✅👍🏿✊🏿
My ansisters (can't spell it) would be proud of me for being so invested in history and feeling the pain they went through I feel awful that they went through this it hurts me
right same here
Ancestors
@@barryhollon468 thanks
@@skibidi4slicers just trying to be helpful your w e l c o m e.
As a 12 year old kid that is interested in history, slavery was the hardest topic to endure and learn. I cannot imagine how much pain and suffering they had endured through until the end, our ancestors should be recognized because of their strength. From the comments I have read below, I also cannot believe a human would do this to another human, it is truly barbaric. May our ancestors rest in peace and harmony, may they live another life where they were cherished. May they live a life that they deserve to be treated so much more than just property.
Wow, you seem very intelligent for your age. I’m 16, and I’m glad so many people share my interest in history, it’s one of my best subjects in school . It is horrible to learn how cruel and inhumane we were before. I mean the slavery, the holocaust, and so on. Im Swedish so I can’t even express how grateful I am to live in a free country, and that I have more stuff than I need to survive with a great family. I feel ashamed when I complain about what food we eat for dinner sometimes when some people live in horrible conditions. Keep being you, because I can tell that you are very kind and intelligent. May you live along and happy life, you will most definitely change the world for the better😊❤️
@@dracomalfoy4679 Thank you so much I really appreciate you typing this. My skills arent the best but Ill try since you said that to me, I hope you can change the world for the better too, stay safe !
@@2hiaE. no problem, I said nothing but the truth, and stay safe you too😊❤️
@@2hiaE. I will second that. You seem like a very level headed, intelligent and well spoken young man.
I'm 12 too! I love history and learning about the hard about past.
*Yet I have not seen any comments defending slavery.... But I have seen atleast 15 comments complaining about comments defending slavery*
Slavery is horrible no matter who does it even if there were African slave traders it is still horrible
Im searchin too
Same.
They think that just saying that black people were not the only slaves. Then we get this: WhY ArE YoU DeFeNdInG SlAvErY??!?
Why people are so close minded.
I'm glad I'm not the only one tryna find those comments😂
Because they have been deleted out of shame.
Nobody was alive in those days so relax
Oh my ancestors rest in perfect peace😢😢😢😢
Nice
This hurts my soul to know this is what my ancestors had to endure, but I'm so proud to have African blood running through my veins. Our blood, our melanin symbolizes power, growth, sovereignty, adaptation, light. . . THE BEGINNING. . .
. . . AND THE END!
i think we should get over it and grow up. Blacks are more racist than anyone else, if we forget this history we can all move on without blacks crying about white people being successful.
oh yeah and blacks crying about white privileged which is literally not a thing even tho u people make it a thing.
Im proud of having European blood running through my veins, so much might, power, Honour, and even some celtic warriors
Thats true, if there is a hard working successful white/european, blacks call it privilege.
rico d'sanchez u want us to get over 50 million plus lives lost during the slave trade, plus all the hate and brutality ? so if i said get over the immigration situation what would u do?
@@RyanL1430 I'm a black person and I respect Europeans more than Africans because Africans always complain about everything.
OMG. It’s hard to believe that humans did this to other humans.
J Martinez right 😭 like what drug were they on. :( the no respect for blacks/ racism pill. 😢
Slavery still exists in Africa and other countries.
That's where you are wrong. It's very believable humans can do this to other humans. The world back then wasn't a fairy tale of happiness and it still isn't.
You're saying this like you're living in utopia now where there's no cruelty or innocent people dying so other people make more money
It's still happening in Africa and Asia
Worst crime against humanity. Don't u think their descendants need reparation? Mental and physical cruelty.
No. How would you go about enforcing this? Other than a free Govt. handout, you're not actually serious.
But u think cruelty, crime, inhumane treatment, beatings, brutality, kidnappings and racism should be compensated ?
What about my culture, language, religion, which were changed by the white man? Even sports was forced on Caribbean people. We play cricket. It's a white man's game.
@@fcukugimmeausername
.UK benefitted from the slave trade. I can prove this. Do some research on Bristol and Liverpool. Buckingham palace was built by slaves. Masters donated to schools, Cambridge and Oxford universities. Lloyds insurance Insured slave boats . Lloyds Bank benefitted also. I can go on and on. This was profitable and continued for over 300 years. Cocoa, coffee and tobacco were shipped to Bristol for refinement. This process employed thousands ,who paid taxes. Caribbean countries are poor. We have diplomatic relations with Taiwan and China,who assist us financially. So UK must give us more financial support. This is it! Apologize too.
@@user-xu9ib9cd6dSo? African tribes also benefited from it. A lot of people from a great variety of backgrounds benefited from slavery.
@@fcukugimmeausername no African tribe benefited from slavery.
The the most evil event ever in world history
@Loki Dog Jesus knew that he was going to be killed that's why he came he was prophesied in the old testament even his death
The Atlantic slave trade isn't even in the top 25 worst events in human history
@Loki Dog he is a human
We respect him as all Prophets
Peace be upon them
Like Moses and Adam before him
LOL, not even close!...more whites ARE and were slaves than blacks. Instead of whining and cry babying all the time why not do like the organizations that are freeing slaves NOW. BTW TODAY'S slaves re treated FAR WORSE than any in America.
TEE RELL and the blacks did it they range of an IQ of about 70 and to think they sold their ignorant ones wow we are paying for it now
This makes my heart ache so bad and eyes fill with tears to think that this happened to my ancestors. Just estimating the maths it really isn’t that long ago! My grandparents are the grandchildren of slaves 😔
Man that's heavy....
Trust me we blessed they wouldve never imagined how far we would come and are still going struggle to survive is in our nature from slavetrade to colonisation. We will survive by any means.
@@nonenone2275 acts 13 1. Thats the dna
@George Faust And the LAKE OF FIRE is waiting
Your people are still enslaving each other in Lybia & Sudan. Why no tears for them?
this is why all human beings are just animals at the end of the day. quit being so pretentious and racist towards animals. we're a lot alike.
They’re human. How horrible. Black and brown people still suffering today. When will it stop?
False Atlantic slave trade narrative
For me being a 13 year old black kid i am crying because that is so bad.
You said it. Slavery is evil.
Never let a whhte person disrespect you. If they try you.. give it back 100X worse.
God is always there 👍🏽🙏🏾
@@TerryJulianLive yes!
@Elite 206 😅👍
Why not show African history before slavery? It’s always slavery, segregation, colonialism
Because that's not the African American story. African Americans are the product of slavery. With out slavery we wouldn't be here.
because it was just tribes
Princess no it was cities of great wealth to use “just” is a great understatement
Yeah, i would like to see more about actual african culture not just "slavery wuz bad" i think we get it. Even in school slavery was the only thing i was ever taught about africa and the culture, like, that cant be the only thing that ever happened in africa....
TheManInBlack Jean Julien Good point. While slavery is a part of black history, you cannot define a people by it. Where is the history of the culture, arts, foods, music, leadership etc.??
Outside of the holocaust, I can't think of a more moral outrage than this.
i learned more with this video then i do in history.
As a latino with full lips and a dark skin tone i realized that the only reason why im here is because of one of my ancestors survived this.
I am British. And I also agree my ancestors must also have gone through such traumatic events. I would have gladly shared their suffering if I was born in that time.
@@niranjandesai6766 aren’t you suffering now?
@@oriplaydirty why will I suffer??🙄
Dude what are you talking about?
@@bigddelgado2508 frl tho 🤣🤣
Beware, there are racists in the comments!
And they're black
No they are your cop buddies mayonnaise
It’s sickening.
@@darthraider2050 you JUST proved his point.
@@doubleagent6951 for good reason
That ain’t that bad
Then try it, i'll gladly put you there myself
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Fake news
Dear History Channel,
Around 28 seconds your narrator stated, "These ships had (...) weapons mounted on deck in case of rebellion". However, why would someone put a huge gun on a ship's deck like in your video? When they fire those guns, wouldn't it damage the ship's integrity and, in turn, cause the death of European sailors aboard the ship? How could they even fire those huge guns to a revolting slave three meters away?
I appreciate your (potential) response.
Cheers,
🤓
Not only would it damage the ship, but having that many ppl on-board would sink the ship. Think about the buoyancy.
It's sad to see that humans were that cruel to each other at one point in history
PunchyCat Dude we still bomb each other lol
@Conan R idgaf 'bout mah grammar
still are
Still are cruel.
No.. Europeans and it's still the Europeans who are going around murdering millions. Yeah up the devil exists.
The purpose of studying history is to face it and learn from it so we NEVER allow humanity to suffer these atrocities EVER again. History is a tapestry of teachings and events and we can learn as long as we have a willingness and desire to be taught.
The harsh history they DONT SPEAK about in schools
Every school teaches about slavery. What are you talking about?
May their souls Rest In Peace
Amin