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by chuckee 1739 days ago
> Considering that American-owned slaves were treated much crueler on average than Ancient slave populations

Not as cruelly as Arab-owned slaves (the trans-Saharan slave trade started in 650 AD, which is pretty close to ancient). Despite importing as much or more slaves than both Americas, there is barely any Black presence in North Africa. Try to imagine why.

Source: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-tcc-worldciv2/chapter/...