European Slavery

I bet you it's not what you think.

"The impact of these attacks were devastating – France, England, and Spain each lost thousands of ships, and long stretches of the Spanish and Italian coasts were almost completely abandoned by their inhabitants. At its peak, the destruction and depopulation of some areas probably exceeded what European slavers would later inflict on the African interior."

h/t Gates of Vienna

And it's interesting how much things stay the same. Or do they?