1. Muslims, the Portuguese,
and the Slave Trade
By: Carley Mulligan and Taylor
Lemmons

2. Introduction and Background
Information
Sweet’s thesis
Evolution of the idea of race
Slavery and racism

3. Muslims and Racism
Blacks vs. whites
Islamic law
Portuguese threat

4. Portuguese Start
Christian-Muslim relationships
Bad geography
Raids and trade

5. The Slave Trade
Zurara and his justification
Ports and forts
The slave trade

6. Muslim
Thoughts
Portuguese
Implementation
The Slave
Trade

7. Justifications
Religion
Psychology of a “Social Other”
Convenience of human labor
Physical Differences

8. Conclusion
Iberian Ideology of Racism
-Muslims vs. Portuguese
Justifications
Agree

9. Bibliography
Before Color Prejudice: The Ancient View of
Blacks (Cambridge, Mass),-Sweet