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Talk:Christopher Columbus (view source)
Revision as of 03:44, November 1, 2016
, 03:44, November 1, 2016→Slavery: new section
I added a small section on the Legacy of Columbus. Please feel free to edit and improve. [[User:JohnSelway|JohnSelway]] ([[User talk:JohnSelway|talk]]) 18:23, 10 September 2015 (EDT)
I added a small section on the Legacy of Columbus. Please feel free to edit and improve. [[User:JohnSelway|JohnSelway]] ([[User talk:JohnSelway|talk]]) 18:23, 10 September 2015 (EDT)
== Slavery ==
Hi, I received an e-mail from an individual who was concerned about the accuracy (or lack thereof) of the sections which speak of slavery. He pointed out that the native Americans were already practicing slavery, which I believe I have also read. I'm no history expert here, but I think something should be done to clarify that he may have changed slavery for them, and taken some as slaves, but he did not introduce it ass a new idea.<br />
He also noted two other issues, which I have no significant knowledge on, but may well be true. That includes his statement that Columbus' slavery had nothing to do with sex slavery. Would someone with a better background on this topic consider improving this? This person's message is pasted below.
{{cquote|First of all, the Columbus letter says nothing about sex. Read it and you'll see. Second, it's liberals who are leading the charge of Columbus bringing slavery to the New World, even though Natives practiced slavery before Columbus got there. Third, the so called "slaves" were Natives that Columbus defeated in war. The war started because the Natives killed the 39 men Columbus left at La Espanola on his First Voyage. Lastly, "The History of the Indies" quotes from Bartolome de Las Casas are not about Columbus, but about the Spaniards.}}
They also provided a link to a Facebook article they wrote: ''[https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1816932301896771&substory_index=0&id=1460114587578546 "The Bible in Context"]''.<br />
I don't want to ignorantly mess things up, but would someone else mind taking a look? Thanks! --[[User:DavidB4|<font color="ForestGreen">David B</font>]] <sup><small>([[User talk:DavidB4|TALK]])</small></sup> 23:44, 31 October 2016 (EDT)