The Word “Slave” Came From My People

How Slavs and racism go hand-in-hand

“Living of East Slavs” by Sergey Ivanov | Public Domain

Slavs are proud people with a rich history spanning 13 centuries. In Slavic languages, slava means “glory.” Slovo means “word.”

And then there is the English word “slave.”

It goes back to the 9th century when Slavs were frequently targeted and enslaved by tribes from the Iberian Peninsula…