Posted: Apr 6, 2008, 11:18 AM CST
Jacko50 wrote:Ditto.......slavery has been going on since time began,......Romans. greeks phoenicians......arabs....chinese.....japanese..........where do you say stop.........why is it only black people? There were many colours of slaves.......even white.........it wasn't right and isn't right......the past is the past...............you gain alot from society...........so pay for the privilege like the rest of us......jmo
hi jacko50 ! welcome to the threads man
what's the history behind all these other slaves then ?
how did they become slaves ?..and how long were they slaves for ?
tell us about
1. phoenicans ..who and where were they ?

2.arabs . who enslaved them ? lawrence of arabia ?
3. when were the chinese ever slaves ?
4. when were the romans themselves ever slaves ? and why did the roman empire collapse ? how many caeser's were there ? did they get as far as africa and the carribean ?
5. regarding the greeks ...do you know anything about greek history / have you seen the film '300'
6. was malta or spain ever occupied ? were the maltese or spanish people ever made slaves ?
7. and does anybody know anything about the irish potatoe famine ? and the story behind that ?
8. why did the british empire collapsed ?...where did it start going wrong ?
9. do you know anything about the slavery that still goes on in india ?
10.how are you ??