Additional Details Morgan they weren't exactly growing flowers or doing that for fun. They produced cotton, sugar, worked in mines, ships, carpentry, building cities. We fed you, clothed you, sailed ships with you looked after your families, risked our lifes for you all free of charge, slavery. You know little girl if you think it was just plantations. Best Answer - Chosen by Voters They would be were they are now... The question is (and I'm not trying to be racist) were would be black Africans today if the Europeans didn't take some of them. Africa still struggles today on their own. Look at Rwanda, Nigeria, Congo, Sudan... No white people there. Also, slavery was a common practice in Africa, long before the Europeans got there. The best educated black people in the world are in Europe and the Americas. Yes, slavery was a terrible thing, but in the end something good came out of it. Peace and Love that's what we need. Other Answers (17) If you're completely convinced that black people are the reason why the West is currently the most superior and powerful region in the world, by all means don't do that. Because that would be lying. I'm an Arab living in the Middle East, but at least I accept the fact that the white people are currently winning. Won't always be that way, but it's futile to convince oneself otherwise just to feel an illusion of grandiose and power. Sorry to burst your bubble, and