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Someone said that slavery wasnt unique to America. It is still even in some places today. I think what is unique is that America was looked to as the land of opportunity and for many decades has had the highest standard of living and
way ahead of the curve in most ways. And we know which group was not allowed to participate and instead were abused and treated worse than animals.
I have heard the argument that all minorities, as they arrived here, were treated badly and discriminated against. They didnt come here in chains and ripped from their families. They were not lynched and treated like garbage well into the 50s and 60s. And they were always easy to recognize. I am 53 and grew up in N Fla. I saw things happen and remember the white only signs and colored restrooms and balconies and back doors blacks had to follow. Please understand, many of the black folks that endured that inhumanity still walk this earth today. Those wounds still bleed. Their children and grandchildren have to be affected in all kinds of ways by what happened to their parents and grandparents. I can imagine guilt, anger, sadness, feelings of not doing enough. When I read obituaries of black people in their late 50s and older they all have those same occupations of laborer or janitor or at best teachers. This was all they had allowed back in the day.
It always amuses me when I read how indignant some whites are by this perceived black hate or racism. They obviously have no clue about real hate or racism. They should go back and watch some of the video in the 60s of Arkansas schools or Birmingham marches. The murderous hate and vile language that spewed from many of those whites was astounding. And guess what, many of those still walk this earth with all the advantages they had over the black populations. But lets all just forgive and forget that ancient history...............unless of course you want to honor your heritage with the stars and bars or those glorious generals and battles in the War of Northern Aggression.
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