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Important to remember just how close we really are to slavery. It's not ancient history by any means. The last living child of an American slave just died a few
by ramesh31 3y ago
Important to remember just how close we really are to slavery. It's not ancient history by any means. The last living child of an American slave just died a few years ago. And we still have living memory of people born in slavery; the African Americans who marched in the 50s and 60s grew up with stories of slavery from their grandparents. This is crucial to understanding race relations in the US.
- Aloha 3y agoAgreed. This article sorta outlines the complexity of slavery too. Yes, flat out chattel slavery was a dehumanizing system. It also created a legacy of complex family relationships that as often as not bridged race - and leave those families still intertwined today - this is something white america has not yet really begun to grapple with. That complex history of slavery is something that we as a nation are still grappling with today.
- Anechoic 3y agoImportant to remember just how close we really are to slavery. It's not ancient history by any means. Absolutely. My grandmother's grandmother was a slave. It's still hard for me to wrap my hand around the fact that I knew and talked to someone that new a slave. (yes, I know modern-day slavery exists, I'm speaking in context of US chattel slavery)