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11. Africans brought the skills of iron working, rice cultivation, etc. with them.

Reply to halfulglas (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2023, 07:31 PM

Jul 2023

Does anyone really think that the slave owners in white linen suits taught anyone blacksmith skills? Really?

The Africans were brought to the colonies as slaves because they had skills. Iron working was developed in Africa and spread from there to Europe.

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One thing I never hear from the media coverage about the slaves "being taught marketable skills" [View all] halfulglas Jul 2023 OP

Some TradeSchool. All those scholarship winners. LakeArenal Jul 2023 #1

Reading is an employment skill. They didn't teach THAT Captain Zero Jul 2023 #2

I hate that there is a sense that we need to "counter-debate" the insane argument. hlthe2b Jul 2023 #3

That's their goal, orthoclad Jul 2023 #4

..original sin, yes but let's not forget the twin thomski64 Jul 2023 #5

Yeah. College freshman history class in the 60s, prof was discussing halfulglas Jul 2023 #14

Perhaps because everyone assumes its obvious? brooklynite Jul 2023 #6

Obvious ? Butterflylady Jul 2023 #7

Even after slavery ended, former enslaved people often could not wnylib Jul 2023 #8

Genocide and slavery. niyad Jul 2023 #9

The skills they learned were probably taught to them by other slaves. Frasier Balzov Jul 2023 #10

Africans brought the skills of iron working, rice cultivation, etc. with them. yardwork Jul 2023 #11

I think the racist assumption Johonny Jul 2023 #12

Easy Question NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #13