The best way to forget history is to rewrite it. And in the rewriting, to carefully delete references to any historical events or circumstances we find uncomfortable. Thus, American history books are totally silent on the matter of these white slaves, mostly of European stock with a great number of Irish, but also English and Scottish, who were kidnapped or otherwise forcibly deported to the US as slave labor. In fact, an examination of available documentation indicates that white slavery in the Americas was a much more extensive operation than was black slavery, and the numbers may be severely under-estimated.

Michael Hoffman wrote, “Negro slavery was efficiently established in colonial America because Black slaves were governed, organized and controlled by the structures and organization that were first used to enslave and control Whites. Black slaves were late-comers fitted into a system already developed.” https://www.unz.com/lromanoff/americas-buried-history-of-white-slavery/

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In 1830 there were 3,775 free black people in America who owned 12,740 black and white slaves.

https://howafrica.com/9-facts-about-slavery-they-dont-want-you-to-know/

The best way to forget history is to rewrite it. And in the rewriting, to carefully delete references to any historical events or circumstances we find uncomfortable. Thus, American history books are totally silent on the matter of these white slaves, mostly of European stock with a great number of Irish, but also English and Scottish, who were kidnapped or otherwise forcibly deported to the US as slave labor. In fact, an examination of available documentation indicates that white slavery in the Americas was a much more extensive operation than was black slavery, and the numbers may be severely under-estimated.

Michael Hoffman wrote, “Negro slavery was efficiently established in colonial America because Black slaves were governed, organized and controlled by the structures and organization that were first used to enslave and control Whites. Black slaves were late-comers fitted into a system already developed.” https://www.unz.com/lromanoff/americas-buried-history-of-white-slavery/

Photo: https://www.unz.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1_icLPR-eoDzuzd5U-QQ-yTw-600x278.jpeg

In 1830 there were 3,775 free black people in America who owned 12,740 black and white slaves.

https://howafrica.com/9-facts-about-slavery-they-dont-want-you-to-know/