In the new world there were many white slaves
English slaves : Convicts, Prostitutes ,Vagrants, Children [ The word Kidnapper ie Kid-Napper ; comes from the men (called “spirits) who use to steal children in London and Bristol in order to sell them as slaves in the new world] and others ( poor children, prostitutes children like in london, kidnapped Adults)
Scottish Slaves : Mainly prisoners sold by Cromwell, Aberdeen was a dangerous town for chilfren, there was a lot of kidnapping down there. Scotland was a hunting grown for slaves like west Africa.
Irish Slaves : Mainly Prisoners sold by Cromwell the butcher like the Scots. Irish were sold as slaves in the new world in order to made space for the English colonists into Ireland (Lands, Properties). They were called the “White-Niggers” in the United States and they went through many riots because of their nationality.
In Barbados they were the “Red-Legs” and they were the poorest they even survived because of the charity of Black slaves. Some white masters even called them “White Trash”….
The White slavery ( called falsely “Indentured Servant” or “servant”) was the capital and economic basement for African slavery ( see Eric Williams and Gabriel Debien). The people who sold white people and gained capital from this business like in Bristol or Liverpool turned to Africa and destroyed that continent with their former experience in selling human beings…
Spanish (Hispaniola) and Portuguese started first…The Portuguese used to send vagrant Portuguese children as slaves in India, in order to accomodate “well” with the climate….African could’nt have any chance against these professional , experienced criminals….Some slave traders sold both Africans and Whites in the new world…
They were whipped, raped, tortured, killed before the black men and women took their place for economics reasons….
There are many books who tell their story :
J A Rogers : Sex and Race Vol II (British west Indies and America)
J A Rogers : Africa’s Gift to America (America)
Eric Williams : Capitalism and Slavery (British West Indies)
Eric Williams : From Colombus To Castro (British West Indies)
Michael Hoffman II : They were white and they were slaves ( Very Informative but this guy is a big racist, he hates black people you can feel it when reading his book….)
Don Jordan and Michael Walsh : White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America , This the best book I’ve ever read about white slavery in the New world , very informative.
Gabriel Debien : ” Les engagés pour les antilles” for people who reads french…
YES INDEED, SHUKRAN MY BROTHER NEHESY, GIVE IT TO EM
Whites in America must be informed about their true history. It is ashamed how much history is suppressed in the United States as well as Europe. It could only benefit us all if the truth could be revealed, not for the purpose of mockery, but for an awareness of actual history and education.
Funny, most Irish in America know this history but we don’t let it consume us. Yesterday is past; we live for today and hope for tomorrow.
White supremacy? Do you not read? Whites were Slaves even before the British took Africans to be slaves. I am of Irish desent where they lied and called them “Indentured Servants” NO, they were slaves. Blacks have been sold a bil of goals by the Progressives in Government in order to enslave them in the 21st century.My Conservative black friends understand this. The Democratic party was involved in the KKK and who does the majority of the black population follow like lambs to the slaughter…It’s sad really. Not matter what our past is we live in a country where ANYTHING is possible..
May, please do your homework. The parties reflect the people and nothing stays the same. In the not so distant past (1800) the Republican party was considered the progressives and the Democratic party the right wing conservatives, thus the KKK, etc.. Due to stands that leadership took in regards to human and civil rights within the two parties, over time the people primarily switch parties based on like mindset. Current history, the Democratic party mindset is primarily progressive and Republican party mindset is primarily right wing conservative (i.e. KKK, etc.). You and your conservative black friends need to understand that you all are the ones that are the lambs being led to the slaughter.
Very true. I’ve known this since I was 17yrs old. I don’t know how or where it came from. But I’ve never believed that blacks were the only slaves. I’ve never been able to consume that thought. Even after listening to all the white teachers Le about it. I’ve always known. I think it’s something from GOD.
Absolutely, the Irish do not want sympathy nor special treatment. What went on during the potato famine was horrendous. What the English did to the Irish rivals the worst treatment in human history. But nobody alive today is responsible for that, and the Irish detest victim mentality.
I agree totally. I actually came across this article, because I googled: why white slavery is hidden in the US.
Our government has created the same system the slave owners did w the teatement of different slaves, such as house slaves va field hands. They told only part of history to us, because they wanted to create the divided mentality, making it like white people are the house slaves and black people the field slaves. This has ensured that we were always kept divided and presenting one another. It is disgusting.
The sad thing is, most black Americans refuse to accept what happened to whites or just flat out deny it altogether. Both whites and blacks no nothing of the white slaves of Barbary, where blacks enslaved whites. Our government set this sytme up, to make the Majority (whites) , believe they won’t turn on us and that slavery only happened to blacks. Sad
The truth can only be given to the people if they place down the pride and ego that comes along with white supremacy, and acknowledge that which is real and makes more logical common sense. However, everything hidden in the dark ultimately surfaces to light, so therefore time will be a revealer of all things.
It’s sad that so much hate clouds judgement and destroys lives.
In a nut shell we are all human beings. Some amongst us through history till today will use all obfuscation to divide and rule. Skin colour, gender, religion etc. By any means at their disposal.
Africans all over the planet however have a special place in the misery ladder. The fact is even the most liberal white person will almost intuitively back his own white government when push comes to shove: when black people really demand equality of opportunity. This fact must be appreciated by Africans and dealt with accordingly through study of their real history and science and technology to rebuild Africa.
Mysticism & magic -whether foreign or homegrown or hybrid will never build Africa. Hard (yes hard serious study) will .Period
Regarding White bondage in America please see also :
Abbot Emerson SMITH, “Colonists in Bondage. White servitude and Convict Labor in America (1607-1776) ” . 1947
Richard Brandon MORRIS, “Government and Labor in Early America” . 1946
Two very good books , Morris gives exhaustive references and samples of Judicial archives of that period.
You can find used copies on Amazon.com.
America is a nation of former convicts ( some of them were the scum of the nation , others were ordinary people sent to jail for little offences : stealing food, cattle etc) , war, political and “religious” prisoners , loose women , kidnapped people ; poor people ( who sold themselves for 4 or 7 years service) enslaved by Merchants, Planters and The British Monarchy.
Thomas Jefferson called “Rattlesnakes” the white convicts deported by English into America. English jails were emptied into the new British colony called America. It was the same for French Louisiana, and the first settlers of French Canada who were “Jailbirds”.
After American Independence the Jails of England were about to explode until they created a new colony (nation) of convicts called Australia.
Many “good families” in Virginia had “lewd women” into their family tree. The loose women of London streets, Scotland and other parts of great britain were sent their , for a breeding purpose…
See also this link : Butler, James Davie ; “British Convicts Shipped to American Colonies.”
http://www.dinsdoc.com/butler-1.htm
It must be said that white servants were slaves for a limited period , and black people replaced them by becoming perpetual slaves even if they first came in 1619 as Indentured servants too (See Anthony Johnson)
Some White servants died as slaves during their indenture period, because their master were very tough on them.
Others died as slaves and became perpetual slaves because they lost their indenture contract /Paper.
We have also many instances where their indenture period were lenghtened for different reasons (mainly “criminals”) : Running away (Maroons), stealing ( they were hungry so it was mainly food stealing) , having a baby (specially for women), Revolts .
When they passed this indenture period , they were supposed to get “Freedom Dues”, generally acres (property) or special quantity of Sugar or Tobacco.
Some of the Indentured Servants had good masters and thay had a chance to be educated. They were the luckiest…
But generally speaking they were treated like beats. For instance when they escaped they were branded by the letter “R” ( R for RUNAWAY) on the cheek (or the forehead) as a punishment…The masters could sold the family members (white servants) to different people.
The names “hillbillies” or “Rednecks” remind us or their existence.
The Indentured Servants are a neglected part of the history of the United states
US president Andrew Johnson for instance was an escaped servant (see Michael Hoffmann II).
The white bondage stopped for economic reasons, Firstly it was more profitable to get a slave for life with no salary to be paid.
Secondly America was independent from the mother country who used to deport all the unwanted people in their colony . This solution was not possible anymore.
Thirdly ,Mercantilists were against white bondage as well, they thought that after freedom they could get enough skills which would permit them to compete against the mother country economy or production.
Nevertheless the treatment applied to the black man in the USA was worst. White bondage in America was for a limited time [Temporary], Black slavery was for the entire lifetime [Perpetual]. This is the main and most important difference.
After indenpendence we had a new form of white slavery specially in the south , the miscegenation was so high that white slaves were among the black slaves on the cotton fields.
They generally fled in the north and “passed for whites”, many advertisements of the 19th century in newspapers described (by their masters) these type of slaves as white with fair skins, blue eyes and sandy hairs.
Please see the book :
The Forgotten Cause of the Civil War: A New Look at the Slavery Issue by Lawrence R. Tenzer
Many advertisements for the recovering of white slaves but define as “niggers” because of the roman law adopted by racist American slave drivers “Partus sequitur Ventrem” or “One drop rule” ; are available.
Octoroons and even some Quadroons could be white as snow but define as negroes.
During this period white children were kidnapped in the North and the South and sold as slaves in the South plantations.
Not all Irish were indentured. They were slaves for life just like the blacks. Those that came of their own fee will were indentured. Those captured and sent were slaves
I’m from Dublin, Ireland and am now living in ATL, GA. I ‘m am first and foremost a history buff, and for as long as I’ve remembered, I’ve had a great interest in the History of Irish slaves in America. I’ve been to Jamaica and was amazed by the Irish influence in that country, especially throughout the Caribbean. Thank you for getting the word out. It is frustrating when this is overlooked in History class at school. And most Americans need to understand their roots, as well as British West Indians.
neheshy who gives a shit that the irish was enslaved?
I do, you moronic sack of shit.
A lot of people do. Some people are just sick. It doesn’t matter what color you are. Sickness comes in all colors. Some people just hate! I’m guessing you’re one