Why were white slaves more valuable than black slaves?

[bean2k21]

[BungusHighFivePizza]

They were probably fancier and came from more civilized places, no? Like Paris Hilton today would probably be more valuable as a slave than some white girl wearing a mid-riff living in a trailer park.

Or even across racial boundaries, like if you got Michelle Obama as a slave. That's a top-shelf slave. But if you Lindsay Lohan, even though she's white, that's a discount slave. You probably wanna get rid of her. "Buy one Lindsay Lohan today and get a Miley Cyrus for free!"

[jshm2]

Actually most "White" slaves were Irish or Cossack, and enslaved between the Americans and Europeans.

The Barbary "slaves" weren't actually slaves at all, but pawns for ransom. Most were bought back by their families.

[bean2k21]

Actually they were used for a variety of purposes, including labor, domestic service, and military service.

[Anonymous]

Because we could do math?

[Anonymous]

don't be silly, there were no white slaves.

[bean2k21]

Actually, there were about 1.25 million. news.osu.edu/.../