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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Democracy
Date: 2 Nov 2024 01:30:14 GMT
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On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 22:30:39 +0100, D wrote:

> During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there was a significant
> demand for labor in plantations across the Americas and on islands such
> as Mauritius and Réunion. This demand fueled a slave trade that affected
> many African communities. While much of this trade involved individuals
> from coastal regions or areas further north, it also extended into
> southern Africa.

With a whole continent full of indigenous labor they imported Africans. 
The truth is while the Cherokee didn't have a problem enslaving people 
from other tribes they saw the value of buying Africans instead. When they 
headed to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears they took their African slaves 
with them.