I think the reason number two is probably the main one. Thanks.

I now see the difference between "mainstream" history and "pop" history.

I think this is the most important reason. Thanks. I am not in the US and it is strange to me that in my country we do not talk about enslaving of our ancestors like it is talked about in the US

Greece. My great grand parents were hunted even when they were going to get water. Many of their relatives were caught and sold in the empire.

My country and my people would have turned differently if their ancestors did not live in fear of being kidnapped. There is quite a lot of emotional abuse that was being passed down to generations because of the actions of the ottoman empire.

A cousin of mine told me about one of his grandparents who was kidnapped from his own home, while his family was watching. He fought back and was killed by the muslims who wanted to capture him

> The Atlantic Slave Trade lead to hundreds of years of societal impact that is still very much present today.

The Barbary Slave Trade lead to hundreds of years of societal impact that is still very much present today in parts of Europe

barbary slave trade has had an impact on millions of people in my country yet no one talks about it nowadays