Blacks were enslaved by blacks, and sold to whites.
I have read that black slaves in the United States tended to be taller and to live longer than blacks in Africa. This indicates better health.
I am not justifying the slave trade. I think the worst mistake European settlers in the Americas and their descendants made in the New World was to allow the slave trade.
I have read that black slaves in the United States tended to be taller and to live longer than blacks in Africa. This indicates better health.
I am not justifying the slave trade. I think the worst mistake European settlers in the Americas and their descendants made in the New World was to allow the slave trade.