Slavery in the continent of Africa and its surrounding islands?

Question

If slavery had not been invented, would there be any blacks in the US and the Caribbean?

Answer 1

I agree with the comments that nobody 'invented' slavery. Everyone should remember that Ancient Greece, the 'cradle of democracy' as it's being said, had lots of slaves who had no rights what so ever to participate in the democratic state. These slaves however could buy themselves out of slavery. The ancient Anglo-Saxons also enslaved the local population when they came to Britain according to recent studies (see BBC link below), and many times in history the conqueror enslaved the previously native population. This happened in India too, when the Aryans created the caste system to place them at the top of it and enslave the other people in a horrible social order. Slavery is as old as humanity, and it still exists. There are tribes enslaved in Niger (Sub-Saharan Africa), link below.

Ok, to answer your question about about would there be blacks in the US or the Caribbean, well I'd say yes there would be, as migrations are as old as mankind as well. There certainly would have been voluntary migrations to some parts of the US and the Caribbean in the same time as slavery occurred had there been similar freedoms given to them as were given to European settlers to these countries. Remember that these areas were repopulated by the Europeans after the destruction of native peoples from those lands. Certainly had Africans had the right to settle outside of Africa, freely and with prospects of incomes they would have left, just like they are doing now. Migrations are about economics, livelihoods and search of new identity, Africans alike to Europeans have similar concerns.

Answer 2

It was Arabs who started slavery in Africa. The British and the americans made a business out of it, but if they're had never been any to start with, of course there'd still be black people in the us. Slavery is one most heinous crimes in the history of the human race; something else we can thank the Arab world for......

Answer 3

The first human remains were in fact found in Africa. That would make us all descendants of blacks in the first place. As the first people migrated throughout europe and asia, skin color, hair texture and whatever else changed in time with the climate and habitat the people lived in.

The greeks and romans went to Africa to learn from the black people! Africans had the first schools, the first books. The europeans made the slaveships!

Blacks would still be in other countries...

Answer 4

Uh, slavery has been around as long as man has. It wasn't "invented" to bring blacks to the New World. Its like asking if there would be any Jews in Egypt or something.

Answer 5

No it's a natural process of races spreading across the globe.
Most people, of a lot of countries, have enslaved at one time or another including the British.

Answer 6

Yes, because migration had been "invented" long before slavery.

Answer 7

Consider this. Most of the ships involved in the slave trade were British, where slavery was considered immoral and illegal.

Answer 8

yes there would be. it should not of happend in the first place, every one should be free,