The following videos will expand on a few of the things mentioned in the Introduction to our reading assignment. Take the time to watch the videos. They will help to put this topic into its broader historical context along with provide some background information that is often not known and left out of the traditional study of this topic in school.
The following videos come from excerpts of different books written by Dr. Thomas Sowell. You should take a moment and read about Dr. Sowell's background prior to viewing his videos.
**There is a picture I use that I say is that of John Barbot. It is a picture of a John Barbot but not the John Barbot slave trader. I removed the image from our presentation but it still appears in the videos. I apologize for the confusion.**
It mentions that Olaudah Equiano became involved with the antislavery (abolitionist) movement. Many of you are probably at least a little familiar with the American Civil War and the end to slavery in the U.S. The following two videos will briefly discuss how slavery ended in other parts of the world.
The Hidden Truth Behind The End Of Slavery
Part One
The Hidden Truth Behind The End Of Slavery
Part Two