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[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He enslaved people as he travelled

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/12/us/christopher-columbus-slavery-disease-trnd/index.html

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Didn't everybody back then?

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago

I'm sure it was very common. But that's whataboutism and it's definitely worth noting.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 1 points 6 days ago

Slaves didn't own slaves