You need to learn U.S history. Long before there were black slaves in America, the aristocrats that were settling here were enslaving white people. This is where the surname Freeman comes from. Remember that British society is based on class, not race. To those aristocrats, there was no difference between a white or black pauper. In fact, many Native Americans passed themselves off as black so they would be treated better. This make a lot of genealogy research very difficult and often leads people to the conclusion that they have black ancestors, when they may have actually been native American. There are millions of people in the U.S descended from slaves - black, white, red, and yellow.
Additionally, slaves from Africa were not stolen - at least, not by American settlers. They were sold by their own people. Whose worse - a drug dealer or a user??
Racism is silly, but trying to give a particular race exclusive rights to slavery is ignorant. Humans have been enslaving each other since we came into existence.
You need to learn U.S history. Long before there were black slaves in America, the aristocrats that were settling here were enslaving white people. This is where the surname Freeman comes from. Remember that British society is based on class, not race. To those aristocrats, there was no difference between a white or black pauper. In fact, many Native Americans passed themselves off as black so they would be treated better. This make a lot of genealogy research very difficult and often leads people to the conclusion that they have black ancestors, when they may have actually been native American. There are millions of people in the U.S descended from slaves - black, white, red, and yellow.
Additionally, slaves from Africa were not stolen - at least, not by American settlers. They were sold by their own people. Whose worse - a drug dealer or a user??
Racism is silly, but trying to give a particular race exclusive rights to slavery is ignorant. Humans have been enslaving each other since we came into existence.