| − | Among the various myths pushed by anti-white racists is that which attempts to downplay the extent to which white people were [[Slavery|enslaved]], sometimes even denying it ever happened at all. This is untrue. From the 16th to 18th century, as many as 1.25 million White Europeans were captured and forced to work as slaves to [[Muslim]] masters in [[North Africa]].<ref>[https://news.osu.edu/when-europeans-were-slaves--research-suggests-white-slavery-was-much-more-common-than-previously-believed/ When Europeans Were Slaves: Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed]</ref> | + | Among the various myths pushed by anti-white racists is that which attempts to downplay the extent to which white people were [[Slavery|enslaved]], sometimes even denying it ever happened at all. This is untrue. From the 16th to 18th century, as many as 1.25 million White Europeans were captured and forced to work as slaves to [[Muslim]] masters in [[North Africa]].<ref>[https://news.osu.edu/when-europeans-were-slaves--research-suggests-white-slavery-was-much-more-common-than-previously-believed/ When Europeans Were Slaves: Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed]</ref> This is acknowledged by the liberal newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/guardianweekly/story/0,12674,1171347,00.html Slavery wasn't only for Africans]</ref> |