Plantation slavery was invented on this tiny African island, according to archaeologists
A 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of São Tomé is the earliest known example of plantation slavery.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/plantation-slavery-was-invented-on-this-tiny-african-island-according-to-archaeologists #slavery #plantation #SãoTomé #sugar
@Nonog THEY started it!
@Nonog The museum in the fort at the capital was an informative and harrowing experience.
@Nonog Hmmm, this seems like one of those archeological firsts that are unlikely to be true but are good click bait.