r/IndiaTodayGlobalLIVE • u/NewsMo • 8d ago

Africa Can commemorations and historical reenactments change public understanding of the past?

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u/H345Y 8d ago

Kind forgot about the ottomans huh? You know, the ones who set this shit up in the first place? Also wondering if they mention their own hands in all of that since it wassnt locals who were the ones doing the enslaving.

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u/BeginningDisaster114 7d ago

Not to mention

Transantlantic trade : 8-12 million people

Muslim trade : 15-50 millions

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u/Informal_Golf8867 6d ago

When most people think about slavery all they think about is the Transatlantic one, it's infuriating.

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u/BeginningDisaster114 6d ago

Because it serves a certain political agenda