It's handy to know about the history of the African Barbary Coast Slave Trade, especially about the current focus (2024) on the UK-based slave industry and discussions about potential reparations.

Historically, the impact of slavery varied across different societies and cultures, and its abolition was not a swift event but a gradual, complex process, which is still ongoing today. Abolition is a struggle influenced by social, economic, and political factors that continue to shape our world today (2024).

"Slavery was established by decree of Almighty God... it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation... it has existed in all ages, has been found among the people of the highest civilization, and in nations of the highest proficiency in the arts." Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.