African Slave Trade and The Holocaust

African Slave Trade and the Holocaust

                The African slave trade existed too many many centuries and it still continues today which is sad to think about that people still are that cruel to sell slaves. People that were enslaved were not treated and we think that they were. Some slaves were given certain rights but they were really restricting. When that Atlantic and Arab slave trade started the Africans had to change their way because now they were shipping slaves across the world. In Africa there was many different types of slaves and they all had different rights. There was debt slavery where you could work to pay off your debts, there was war slaves and that’s the slaves that were captured in war and worked until they died or until the master set them free. There was criminal slavery when if you committed a crime you work could it off as a slave. In some parts of Africa slaves would be used as human sacrifice which is pretty disgusting that they believed that killing someone would bring them good luck. Slaves master owned slaves like they were a piece of property which is pretty unfair to the slaves because they would get sold traded or killed without any say in anything. If I child was born into slavery then it would become the masters property and he could do anting he wanted with it without consent of the mother. I think that this is horrible because the mother might never get to see her child be raised, it would jus tube taken from her and no one would tell her what’s happening to her child. 90% of slaves were captured by African then sold to Europeans then traded across the world. When I read this I thought that if I was an African slave capturer I would feel ashamed because you are capturing your own people and selling them, people I think would consider you a trader. Most of the African slave owner knew what awaited to slaves in the new world but they still had no problem selling them. I think that the slave owner had something wrong with them if they could do something like that. Some slaves knew what awaited them so brutal consequences where given to them if they refused to do something. Europeans didn’t try to stop slave trade until the late 18^th century and early 19^th century. France was the first to take action and abolish it in 1794 but napoleon didn’t agree and let slavery be legal in 1802 and then it was finally done with in 1848. Researchers have estimated that between the year 600 and 1900 about 20 million slaves were sent around the world. Around 1/3 of the slaves died in labor work. Thinking about this is horrible to know that humans can be so cruel do pretty much kidnap millions people and just sell them away like nothing.

                The holocaust was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II headed by Adolf Hitler who was the leader of Nazi Germany. I believe that Hitler was one of the most awful people to ever live on earth and that he had something wrong in his head. During the holocaust over 1 million Jewish children were killed, about 2 million Jewish women, and 3 million Jewish men. It’s crazy that Hitler wanted to wipe out an entire race of people. Hitler killed even more people like the Soviet prisoners of war, polish and soviet citizens, and homosexuals. Most of all the prisoners were killed in gas chambers or shot. When people entered a concentration camp they couldn’t bring anything at all, and once they go inside the aged, women, children, and infants were killed as quickly as possible. I think that concentration camps were one of the stupidest ideas ever. If anyone was more than 25% Jewish then they were to be killed with no exceptions. I hate thinking about this because you might now have even been converted to the Jewish religion but if your parents or grandparents were then you would die anyway. The big concentration camps were at Auschwitz, Balzec, Chelemno, Jasenovac, Majaneck, Maly Trostenets, Sobibor, and Treblinka. A doctor named Dr. Mengele experimented on the prisoners like putting them in pressure chambers, testing drugs on them, freezing them, trying to change eye color and various amputations. This doctor is also one of the messed up people ever to live. I researcher one of his experiments and he took 2 four year old twin girls for 3 days and when he brought the girls back he sewn their backs together like Siamese twins. You can’t even start to think about what was going through this man’s head when he was doing it, the only think I can think of is that this guy was going to burn in hell for what he did to people. In 1922 Hitler said “Once I really am in power, my first and foremost task will be the annihilation of the Jews. As soon as I have power to do so, I will have gallows built in rows at the Marienplatz in Munich .Then the Jews will be hanged indiscriminately and they will hanging until they stink; they will hang there as long as the principles of hygiene permit. As soon as they have been untied, the next batch will be strung up and so on down the line until the last Jew in Munich has been exterminated. Other cities will follow until every Jew in Germany has been completely cleansed of Jews”. This just shows more of how Hitler was the most evil person on earth. What I think is crazy is that citizens didn’t know what was happening to the Jews once they left until April 7^th, 1944 when Rudolf Vrba escaped from Auschwitz and he finally brought the first credible news to the world of the mass murder that was happening. The Holocaust was one of the most horrible thing ever to happen in the history of the earth.

                The holocaust and the Slave Trade were a lot alike. In both people were captured and forced to somewhere where they didn’t want to go. Also in both it was with a huge amount of people, and a huge amount of those people died or was murdered.

                I hate what Hitler and the slave trade did to people no person should ever have to go through something like that ever. If don’t even know the words to describe how I feel about this except that I feel bad that humans can be this cruel to people. I can’t compare this to my life because throughout my entire life I have been loved and I have never felt the hate that they have and I have never endured the pain and suffering that they have. I’m glad that imp going to Tanzania to help these orphans because their lives are better than slaves but their lives are still sad. I’m glad I’m going to change their lives. I am once again thankful for the life I live and didn’t have to go through what some people did.

Massi Tribe

The Maasai Tribe.

 

            For my trip to Tanzania I am researching the Maasai tribe that lives there and I found a lot of interesting facts about them.

Maasai's unique culture, dress style and territory of the wild and wildlife in Kenya and Tanzania have made them one of Africa's most famous tourist attractions. The Maasai make decorative beaded jewelry including necklaces, earrings, headbands, and wrist and ankle bracelets. These seems to be really cool designs. The Maasai also create interesting wood carvings. A lot of these art pieces are sold to tourist. You can find the beautiful Maasai art all over the world.

            Another interesting fact that I found is that most Maasai men stand over 6 feet tall and are warriors. Their very important god is the rain god Ngai. When the children are young they sing and dance for it to rain. Also when boys turn 14 they traditionally spend up to 8 years looking after livestock far from the village. When they come back they are to get married. The two facts that stood out to me the most was that traditionally to become a man you would have to kill a lion but today killing a lion is illegal and if you do you will go to jail. The other fact is that warriors drink cow’s blood because they believe it makes them stronger.

            The Maasai women are very important in the society. The women make the homes, milk cows, and collect water, cook, and look after the children. But women are considered a minority in society also and are usually represented by their father or husband. A question I would a Maasai women is “If you could, would you change your style of living?”

            Learning about the Maasai tribe is very interesting and I hope that when I go to Tanzania I will learn more about the tribe.

People who inspire me/ animal I would be

People who inspire me

My Uncle Richie inspires me a lot.  I like his personality and I like how he lives on the beach.  He’s athletic and stays in shape.  He can be funny and serious at the same time, which I like. This inspires me because I want to live like my uncle on the beach.  I want to be fit and I want to surf in my free time.

 Another person who inspires me is my mom’s friend, Kevin Kemp.  I admire how Kevin is in the military and how he travels all around the world keeping the USA safe.  Even though I have only met him a couple of times he inspires me a lot.  He inspires me because when I get older I want to travel the world helping people and go to all the places he has been.  I respect all people who are or have been in the military and I’m going to respect them the rest of my life.

The third person who inspires is my cousin Eddie Stewart.  He inspires me because he graduated from college and now has a good job. I want to go to college and then get a job that will support me.  I am inspired by Eddie because he seems really happy in his life and his job. 

                An animal I thought represents me is a wolf. I think I would be a good wolf because wolves travel in packs and always protect their pack. I am a loyal friend and would always protect them. Wolves are untamed and move as they want. They are feared and respected. They are strong.  I like all of these characteristics. 

Fears, difficult things and changes.

Happy New Year everyone. I hope it was an excellent one!  Since my last blog post I have received my passport and have raised more than half the money I need. Thank you to everyone for their donations, it really means a lot and has given me such a boost to my goal of $3000.

            As I start thinking about my trip there are things that scare me. My biggest fear going into this experience is that I will get lost and separated from the group and won’t be able to find my way back. Also that I will get homesick and not feel good or be in a bad mood and not be able to do the job. I am a little nervous about the trip still, but not as much as I used to be. I have never left the country before so this is going to be a big step for me being away from home.

 I think that the most difficult thing during this trip will be the constant working every day and running out of energy to do the work. I haven’t done a lot of hard work for a long time before, so I hope that I will be able to do this without any difficulties. Another difficult thing will be the language barrier, and the confusion that comes with that. I am just starting to learn the language of Tanzania, Swahili, which is a fun language to learn but sometimes hard to pronounce. I have never learned another language before so this is difficult for me.

The way that I think I will change is that I will see how good we live and see how spoiled we are. When I come back I want to see how great of a life I have and cherish it.  Everyone I’ve talked to who came back from a CGA trip has changed for the better. When I come back I believe I will be a harder worker and be more appreciative of my life.  

 

Thanks for reading my blog and stay tuned for my next one.

Tate.

Tanzania

            Hi my name is Tate Carlson, I live in Eagle Colorado and I am a Freshman at Eagle Valley High School.   I applied and was selected to go on a service trip to Tanzania with Children’s Global Alliance (CGA). 

 CGA is a nonprofit organization based out of Vail Colorado.  I will be working at Naserian School and orphanage in Arusha, Tanzania. There are 150 students who attend the school and 32 children who live at the orphanage attached to the school. I will be assisting teachers in the classroom and improve living conditions for the children. To get to Tanzania I will have to raise $3000 in 6 months. I plan on earning some of the money through a part time job and I hope to raise some of the money through different fundraising efforts. This blog will help my friends and family keep in touch with what I am doing to get prepared for my trip and while I am in Tanzania.  If you want to learn more about CGA or would like to make a donation,  their website is www.childrensglobalalliance.org.

 

Please let me know what you think of my blog or ask me any questions about my trip.

Thanks!