CthulhusIntern [he/him] to History • edit-22 years agoWas Edward "Blackbeard" Teach actually bad, or did he just get a bad rap from the British Royal Navy?message-squaremessage-square20 fedilinkarrow-up127
arrow-up127message-squareWas Edward "Blackbeard" Teach actually bad, or did he just get a bad rap from the British Royal Navy?CthulhusIntern [he/him] to History • edit-22 years agomessage-square20 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarecaptcha [any]hexbear19·edit-22 years agoMore like raiding slavers. Routinely they would recruit from slave ships since ex-slaves were the best pirates. But at the same time they'd sell everyone back into slavery for cheap or kill them. link
minus-squareVampire [any]hexbear1·2 years agoThese are pretty serious accusations. Do you have any evidence that Teach did these things? link
minus-squarecaptcha [any]hexbear1·2 years agoI was speaking in general of all pirates of the era. No idea if Teach was or wasn't special in this regard. link
More like raiding slavers. Routinely they would recruit from slave ships since ex-slaves were the best pirates. But at the same time they'd sell everyone back into slavery for cheap or kill them.
These are pretty serious accusations. Do you have any evidence that Teach did these things?
I was speaking in general of all pirates of the era. No idea if Teach was or wasn't special in this regard.