What color were the First slaves?

Question

Like ever in the world Because i know that that egyptians had slaves but were they first? Please tell me im trying to prove somebody wrong ( they are trying to say white people were the first slave and that we should feel sorry for white people because they also went thrue slavery) if white people were slaves WERE AND WHAT TIME ?

Answer 1

Considering that humans were first in the areas of Africa and Asia and took many centuries before they ventured into the European area the first slaves would be people of color from the Africa and Asia.

Answer 2

Slavery has been around as long as human civilization. The first slaves were the same color as the first slave-owners, since they were usually taken as spoils in battle, and most battles were between neighbors.

Africans had African slaves. Asians had Asian slaves. Europeans had European slaves. If Cacasians were slaves, it was to other Caucasians.

"White people" have never been victims of race-based slavery in the way that Africans were.

Answer 3

Your friend is actually right. Slavery predates writing and evidence for it can be found in almost all cultures and continents. Slavery can be traced to the earliest records, such as the Code of Hammurabi in Mesopotamia (~1800 BCE.), which refers to slavery as an already established institution.
Historically, most slaves ancestors were initially captured in wars or kidnapped in isolated raids but some were sold into slavery by their parents as a means of surviving extreme conditions. Most slaves were born into that status. Ancient warfare often resulted in slavery for prisoners and their families who were either killed, ransomed or sold as slaves. Captives were often considered the property of those who captured them and were looked upon as a prize of war. Those captured sometimes differed in ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race from their enslavers, but often were the same as the captors. A good example of this is the Romans! At the height of the Roman Empire they had many slaves! St. Patrick recounts in his Confession having been kidnapped by pirates, and the Biblical figure Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. Also, persons have been sold into slavery so that the money could be used to pay off their debts. This could range from a judge, king or Emperor ordering a debtor sold with all his family, to the poor selling off their own children to prevent starvation. So really the first slaves were not black, they were European prisoners!

Answer 4

THERE WERE NUMEROUS WHITE SLAVES IN THE ROMAN AND GREEK EMPIRES. COLOR MADE NO DIFFERENCE WHEN WINNERS TOOK SLAVES. I WOULD SAY THAT THERE WERE WHITE SLAVES AS FAR BACK AS 5000 YEARS AGO.