> makes sense only in the context of US history Sorry but I must disagree. The U.S. slave era was not uniquely American. Who operated those slave ships to "imp

> makes sense only in the context of US history Sorry but I must disagree. The U.S. slave era was not uniquely American. Who operated those slave ships to "import" the blacks from Africa? It wasn't the Americans. No, the Dutch had a big role, as did other cultures. And as the protests around the world have demonstrated, racial discrimination is a global issue with similar problems in many countries to what you see happening in the States.