Coincidental that you posted this piece on Henry Louis GatesJr., I've been
watching on PBS, his series on Africa. The whole premise behind the series is
to explore the true role of Africans in the Triangular Slave Trade. Although
the series is very enlightening, from the onset one can see that Mr. Gates is
determined to prove that Africans were not only victims but active
participants and beneficiaries in the slave trade. In short, Mr. Gates was
out to show that the slave trade went on for as long as it did because it was
endorsed by African chiefs and kings who greatly benefited from it.
         Even though Dr Gates injects a perspective very different from F.K.
Buah's (for those who remember) into this sad African saga, that does not
absolve the Europeans of their responsibilities in the greatest genocide that
robbed Africa of her youth and left lingering in the minds of many of what
could have been. As Robert Nesta said '..stolen from Africa, brought to
America..'
        Peace!
                  Amat

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