“But Obama was already doctrinaire at a very early age — and ill-informed or misinformed on both history and economics.
His statement in “Dreams from My Father” about how white men went to Africa to “drag away the conquered in chains” betrays his ignorance of African history.
The era of the Atlantic slave trade and the era of European conquests across the continent of Africa were different eras.
During the era of the Atlantic slave trade, most of Africa was ruled by Africans, who sold some of their slaves to white men.”