Comments by "" (@orboakin8074) on "The Shortest War in History: The 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War" video.

One thing i learned about this war was how the British later went on to free many of the African slaves held by the Arabs there. Respect to then from Nigeria.
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@chonconnor6144 well said. I remember reading about how British Quakers were among the first to get the abolitionist movement as early as the 1600s. God bless them.
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@notahotshot Correct friend. However, i see you left out a few others vital facts: -British transatlantic slavery did start in 1562 but it only got facilitated due to the pre-existing African and Arab slave trade for centuries earlier. -In 1688, Quakers (Christian sect) in British colonies in the Americas and Caribbean condemn slavery and call for its abolition -In 1760s, They successfully convince members of the British administration to stop slave trading -In 1783, They form the Committee to Abolish Slave trade. -In 1807, British Empire officially abolishes slavery across all of the empire. Mainly starts in the Caribbean, Canada and South Africa. -In 1808, West African Squadron established and tasks with patrolling the coasts controlled by British and arresting slavers, ships and freeing slaves and they succeed but also lost over 2000 British lives and millions of pounds to do this. No African or Arab power even cared to abolish slavery to this level. The simple thing is that I, as an African, don;t care about slavery that took place over 200 years ago. I care more about ongoing slavery here in Africa and in the Arab world😥😥. The British and Americans acknowledge their role in slavery and have done more than anyone to make up for it. The British abolished it earlier than anyone, used money and British lives to stop it. The Americans fought a civil war to stop it and still condemn to this day.
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@notahotshot Correct. but you omitted a few things: -British slave trade did start in 1562 but was only facilitated due to the pre-existing slave trade here in Africa and the Arab world that existed for centuries longer. -In 1688, Quakers (Christian sect) in British colonies in the Americas and Carribean condemn slavery and call for its abolition -In 1760s, They successfully convince members of teh British administration to stop slave trading -In 1783, They form the Committee to Abolish Slave trade. -In 1807, British Empire officially abolishes slavery across all of the empire. Mainly starts in the Caribbean, Canada and South Africa -In 1808, West African Squadron established and tasked with patrolling the coasts controlled by British and arresting slavers, ships and freeing slaves. They succeed but lost over 2000 British lives and spent millions of pounds to do this. As an African, I simply don't want to waste time attacking the British and Americans since they already acknowledged how evil slavery was and did far more to abolish it than any one else. Plus, I care more about ongoing slavery here in Africa than I do about long gone slavery in the west.
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@notahotshot Correct. but you omitted a few things: -British slave trade did start in 1562 but was only facilitated due to the pre-existing slave trade here in Africa and the Arab world that existed for centuries longer. -In 1688, Quakers (Christian sect) in British colonies in the Americas and Caribbean condemn slavery and call for its abolition -In 1760s, They successfully convince members of teh British administration to stop slave trading -In 1783, They form the Committee to Abolish Slave trade. -In 1807, British Empire officially abolishes slavery across all of the empire. Mainly starts in the Caribbean, Canada and South Africa -In 1808, West African Squadron established and tasked with patrolling the coasts controlled by British and arresting slavers, ships and freeing slaves. They succeed but lost over 2000 British lives and spent millions of pounds to do this. As an African, I simply don't want to waste time attacking the British and Americans since they already acknowledged how evil slavery was and did far more to abolish it than any one else. Plus, I care more about ongoing slavery here in Africa than I do about long gone slavery in the west.
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@notahotshot Correct. but you omitted a few things: -British trade did start in 1562 but was only facilitated due to the pre-existing trade here in Africa and the Arab world that existed for centuries longer. -In 1688, Quakers (Christian sect) in British colonies in the Americas and Caribbean condemn it and call for abolition -In 1760s, They successfully convince members of teh British administration to stop it -In 1783, They form the Committee to Abolish the trade. -In 1807, British Empire officially abolishes it across all of the empire. Mainly starts in the Caribbean, Canada and South Africa -In 1808, West African Squadron established and tasked with patrolling the coasts controlled by British and arresting slavers, ships and freeing slaves. They succeed but lost over 2000 British lives and spent millions of pounds to do this. As an African, I simply don't want to waste time attacking the British and Americans since they already acknowledged how evil slavery was and did far more to abolish it than any one else. Plus, I care more about ongoing slavery here in Africa than I do about long gone slavery in the west.
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