The Barbary pirates used to take slaves from captured American and European vessels, some estimate more than a million. The Barbary Coast is part of Africa.... need some reparations?
“Nobodies: Modern-day slavery in the United States”
By Chris Colin, Special to SF Gate
Monday, October 1, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2007/10/01/onthejob.DTL