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Can it be argued that we are doing ourselves a disservice calling ourselves black?

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Can it be argued that we are doing ourselves a disservice calling ourselves black? With my mum having come from the Caribbean island of St.Vincent, I refer to myself as being black. However, I have met British Zimbabwean’s who are darker-complexioned than me who refer to themselves as being “coloured”. For those of you who …

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Trans-Atlantic slave trade. 6 Nations. Who started it?

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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade & who started it The Portuguese and the British were the greatest transporters of slavery during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, followed by France, the Netherlands, Denmark and Spain. However, it was the Portuguese who started it in the fifteenth century. How many slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas? When you …

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