Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-05 00:55:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9996075035952CC7642CF2895E72710CA5CC5F9E31D85E07B2F2CEC32AB194F0
Participant Details
Original Note:
While many signers of the Declaration were slave owners, they were not the enslavers. Africans who were brought to America as slaves were enslaved by other Africans and sold to Europeans. Also, the English colonists did not introduce slavery to America. https://www.history.com/news/american-slavery-before-jamestown-1619 https://www.britannica.com/topic/transatlantic-slave-trade https://research.cornell.edu/news-features/curious-history-slavery-west-africa
All Note Details