[GeronL]

Slavery was an evil system, in which the great majority of victims were blacks, and the great majority of whites involved in slavery were willing participants

If someone wrote a book about the history of slavery, US slavery would probably only be a short chapter.

[Jim from C-Town]

Since it was a well established reality since FOREVER and still is in some parts of the World, Mostly Muslim World, I wold tend to agree with you.

Slavery was outlawed in the U.S. less than ninety years after the country declared its’ Independence.

[BfloGuy]

If someone wrote a book about the history of slavery, US slavery would probably only be a short chapter.

True, but it was evil, nonetheless. Now, obviously, we cannot change what those who went before us did, but neither should we make light of it.

[cloudmountain]

If someone wrote a book about the history of slavery, US slavery would probably only be a short chapter.

Boy, did you ever hit the nail on the head.
Slavery has been part and parcel of the human experience ever since there have been humans. Whether the slaves were captives from war, bought or traded for food, horse, whatever, slavery has ALWAYS been around.

Our Judeo-Christian roots, via Europe, finally stopped the trade for the West, north of the border.
Besides, I've been to Africa (Kenya) and KNOW that American blacks are a ZILLION times better off HERE in the USA.
Those with ANY brains know that.

The American chapter on slavery would be pamphlet size.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

If someone wrote a book about the history of slavery, US slavery would probably only be a short chapter.

Black Rednecks and White Liberals - Thomas Sowell

[x_plus_one]

Vikings were the biggest slavers in history. That's why they raided, that's why they explored new places. St Patrick was a kid on the beach in Wales when he was abducted and sold into slavery. More white people were abducted by vikings than anyother etchnic group in history.

Vikings took slaves from Engalnd, Wales, Ireland, Norway (until a jarl attacked their pirate outpost on Orkney), they took slaves from Russia, Germany, France, and anywhere in the mediterranean. Slaves were sold to Turks and were never heard from again. Viking slaver pirates were the scourge of every ocean for hundreds of years.