The debate on the role of white people in abolishing slavery has sparked controversy on social media. Matt Walsh claimed that white people were the first to abolish slavery, citing Africa as the last place to legally abolish it in 1981. However, this claim has been challenged by others who argue that the Transatlantic Slave Trade was a uniquely European concept and that the West, rather than 'white people,' played a significant role in ending global slavery. Elon Musk expressed agreement with Walsh's statement, while others emphasized the need for reparations and questioned the narrative of praising white people for ending slavery.
I don't know about "white people" - Brazil and Bosnia, just in the "Bs," have a mixed record on this issue - but the West very much IS the hero of the global slavery saga. Slavery existed almost literally everywhere in the world (quick shout to Haiti and Cyrus the Great), until… https://t.co/jFUBWAthT3
I don't know about "white people" - Brazil and Bosnia, just in the "Bs," have a mixed record on this issue - but the West very much IS the hero of the global slavery saga. Slavery existed almost literally everywhere in the world (quick shout to Haiti an Cyrus the Great), until… https://t.co/jFUBWAthT3
Will, which group of ppl is responsible for abolishing slavery in the most countries? There’s an actual verifiable answer to this. Once again you’re making things worse because now this will turn into praising white ppl instead of just simply not uniquely condemning them. Thanks! https://t.co/jXVlpU9UsP
Largest human trafficking operation in World History, the Transatlantic Slave Trade was a uniquely a European concept. So you can miss me with "whites abolished slavery" bs yall like to spew on this app. We want reparations, we can care less about who started and who stopped it https://t.co/rDgsJKuxN5 https://t.co/tCeSqEEVre
Matt Walsh: "Slavery is world history. White people did not invent it, and were not the first to practice it but the first to abolish it." Elon Musk: "True." https://t.co/69icuk09Cj
Could you cite your source for white people being the first to abolish slavery? https://t.co/44GNIijawq
Slavery is world history. White people did not invent it, and were not the first to practice it, but were the first to abolish it. The last place in the world to still have legal slavery was Africa. It wasn't fully legally abolished on the continent until 1981. https://t.co/ZfTvdLXydt