Slave Trade A Time In Jamaica The slave trade was no vacation in Jamaica and was by no means a voluntary travel to Jamaica by the Africans who faced this great Holocaust called the slave trade. Slavery as indeed discomfited the black populace from that time until now and is the single most deadly tool resulting in the degradation of the dark skin people pyscologically , spiritually, financially and in every wise. To recapture these dark dull moments of the Slave trade a time in Jamaica and the wider diaspora we will revisit the implementation of the slave trade.Slavery exists in the world from the earliest period of civilization. This existed as an economic system which carries out the practices of selling human beings as goods and services or as they would say chateled property of society. Slavery from way back existed in places like Rome, Greece and ancient Egypt. Slavery was a practice of not only some very popular universities but also the early Christian churches which did not frown at it nor repudiated its unmerciful ,babaric, unlawful, swindle filled transactions. Between the fifth and the eight century, (500-800 AD), priests and church officials retained slaves and and it was not until the period of 900 to 1300 AD before we saw some form of declination in this form of violation: And if we want to accept it or not its historical progression resulted in it revival as neo colonialism. The 16th century colonizing enterprise and dogma of European King pin such as Spain and Portugal early invasion of the people of the so-called New World resulted in all out warfare with there European partners in crime, namely the Dutch, French And the English. With people liked John Hawkins, Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh who decided to rage an unceasing warfare against Spain for three main reasons. Spain founded and established colonies in the New World first, so in order for the English to gained geographical knowledge and control of the New World and suppressed Catholicism in this new region they declared all out war against Spain. Sir Walter Raleigh Raided the North American Mainland and returned to England with a bounty of potatoes which becomes an agricultural Novelties to the English Country Side. Francis Drake the English seadog circumnavigate the world and founded new sea routes but according to historian Don Carter Henry it was John Hawkin and His Son William Hawkins who established a lucrative commercial monopoly of the Negro Slave trade. They strike a deal call the asiento with the Spaniards then proceeded to buy,barter and catch slaves as a licensed commercial business to catch black African people and sell them in the Spanish colonies and part and parcel of their so called new world.The defeat of the then feared Spanish Armada In 1588 by England,destroyed the hopes and shattered the dreams of Spain naval commercial supremacy and foot hold in New World. By 1670 the viable second peace treaty of Madrid opened the New World, interlinked with Africa and the colonial Europeans hence unlocking the lucrative middle passage human cargo trading route. Spreading from Africa and the Eastern seaboard of North America down throughout Mexico ,into the Caribbean and even Brazil, where tobacco, sugar cane,coffee and cotton become large scale slave grown cash crops to be delivered to meet the supply and demand of the European Market .There was a time during the days of slavery between 1670 to 1750. The socio economic life of Jamaica was in a state of langour according to historian Don Carter Henry And Shalman Scott . The inception of the industrial revolution in Europe even with its applications of machines did not stop the indespensibility of slave as it was most relevant and is the bloodline of colonial manipulation under the guise of slavery. From as far as sengal to Angola on the West coast of Africa ,Several Indigenous African tribes were herded into slaves ships designated by the name 'SLAVERS' and almost all circumstances birthed at port karomantee (Coromantee) to recieved the Africans who where herded into captivity. The tribes included Mandingoes, Fantas, Ashanties, Iboes (Eboes),Whydahs, Yorubas, and Krus . Each tribes having there own cultural identity and behavioral patterns. The English utilized various methods to capture slave but there main methods was to kidnap,maim ,rape and torture during late night raids on sleeping ,harmless, indigenous African people. The system of barter was the most alluring and bewitching method used on Africans in his homeland. Slavery at a time in Jamaica an it ill will resulted in Jamaica's heritage to the past with heroic sacrifices to replete with the fact:'there is no race of man who has not undergone sacrifices to make us posititively what we are for we were bought with a price as Don Carter Henry quoted once upon a time in Jamaica. written by Fabian Stennett©2022 Email gungehyard@yahoo.com
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