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kyrtuck t1_j29ugys wrote

Reply to comment by yoaver in Which "based on a true story" films butchered the true story the worst? by yoaver

Practically all the African kingdoms did some slavery well before Europeans visited.

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Rottimer t1_j29x8av wrote

True, but for most of history slavery was very different to the race based chattel slavery practiced in the new world. Even slaves in the Muslim world were often not slaves for their entire lives and their children weren’t automatically slaves.

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kyrtuck t1_j2a5ra5 wrote

Palace slaves in Muslim countries got castrated.

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