Never forget that Arab countries raided Europe to take white slaves. Where are my reparations mohammad?
And don’t forget those tribal leaders sold their slaves to Muslims who, in turn, sold them to Europeans.
I’ve seen many interviews on YouTube with young progressives who truly believe that slavery did not exist in the world until the United States of America invented it so that blacks could pick cotton.
Our education system teaches lies.
The Barbary pirates were a diverse group primarily consisting of North African Arabs and Berbers, as well as a significant number of European renegades (converts to Islam) from England, Italy, Greece, and other regions who brought naval expertise to the corsair fleets.
While the corsairs themselves were predominantly non-Black Mediterranean peoples, the slave trade they operated was not racially defined. Their captives and slaves in North Africa included Black, brown, and white individuals of various religions, including Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
Siege of Baltimore Ireland. The entire population carried off to Morocco. Year 1631.
https://www.celtichistorian.ie/l/the-sack-of-baltimore/