📜 Historical Focus: The trans-Atlantic slave trade is often the primary focus of discussions on slavery.

⚖️ White Slavery: The Barbary slave trade (16th–18th centuries) saw 1 to 1.25 million Europeans enslaved by North African pirates.

🚢 Coastal Raids: European coastal towns were frequently raided, and people were captured for forced labor in North Africa.

📊 Comparative Scale: Some historians argue that, at certain times, the Barbary slave trade rivaled or even exceeded the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

🌍 Beyond Race: This history complicates racial narratives of slavery, highlighting the role of geopolitical and religious conflicts in enslavement.

🏴‍☠️ Barbary Pirates: These North African privateers operated with the support of local rulers, targeting European ships and settlements.

🏛️ Lesser-Known History: This aspect of slavery is often overshadowed but is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of global slavery.

Sources:

🔗 Ohio State University Research