20:43 lies about "the first antislave" society meeting. slavery was abolished through documentation around the world even centuries before the revolution. its misleading like this that paints america in this shining light of freedom in a world of enslaved. also slaves were not treated in the manner of slavers during the atlantic slave trade. slaves in africa were allowed to own land and eventually buy or gain their freedom in a way that wasn't imaginable in the americas, so it wasn't criticized so heavily because it wasnt this brutal, inhumane, costly, and divisive as to who were slaves and who weren't. especially after 1768. also around the time that the UK abolished slavery. 8 years later, a revolution.
@@JB-uv4hm And you can't help speaking in generalities and choosing an historical narrative that only fits your ideology. I am not sure what his race and gender have to do with historical facts in this context.
No it wasn't. Furthermore, Brazil didn't eliminate slavery until 1888. That seems to have escaped your memory apparently. The British instituted slavery with the help of West African leaders. Slavery existed in ancient Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, and elsewhere. It was just as inhumane and brutual. That doesn't justify anything but don't misinterpret facts and ignore history.
@@silvereater8454 have you not heard of the historiography known as ‘dead white man history’? Wood is an anachronism hanging on to a narrative based on idealism. Simple narratives for simple people such as yourself.
And yet here you are freely expressing your opinion without the fear of being rounded up and imprisoned or worse. The bastion of slavery has always been Africa and today millions of people in Africa are enslaved. It took America less than 100 years to abolish slavery which is an amazing accomplishment compared to other civilizations. It was the British monarchy who allowed slavery to flourish in America for almost two centuries.
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20:43 lies about "the first antislave" society meeting. slavery was abolished through documentation around the world even centuries before the revolution. its misleading like this that paints america in this shining light of freedom in a world of enslaved. also slaves were not treated in the manner of slavers during the atlantic slave trade. slaves in africa were allowed to own land and eventually buy or gain their freedom in a way that wasn't imaginable in the americas, so it wasn't criticized so heavily because it wasnt this brutal, inhumane, costly, and divisive as to who were slaves and who weren't. especially after 1768. also around the time that the UK abolished slavery. 8 years later, a revolution.
He’s of ‘the great dead white dudes’ generation. He just can’t help it.
@@JB-uv4hm And you can't help speaking in generalities and choosing an historical narrative that only fits your ideology. I am not sure what his race and gender have to do with historical facts in this context.
No it wasn't. Furthermore, Brazil didn't eliminate slavery until 1888. That seems to have escaped your memory apparently. The British instituted slavery with the help of West African leaders. Slavery existed in ancient Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, and elsewhere. It was just as inhumane and brutual. That doesn't justify anything but don't misinterpret facts and ignore history.
@@silvereater8454 have you not heard of the historiography known as ‘dead white man history’? Wood is an anachronism hanging on to a narrative based on idealism. Simple narratives for simple people such as yourself.
And yet here you are freely expressing your opinion without the fear of being rounded up and imprisoned or worse. The bastion of slavery has always been Africa and today millions of people in Africa are enslaved.
It took America less than 100 years to abolish slavery which is an amazing accomplishment compared to other civilizations. It was the British monarchy who allowed slavery to flourish in America for almost two centuries.