And then the Empire set up slave patrols and effectively ended slavery. Will they cover that too?
Turnaround is fair play. All the Brits ever do is talk down America and American achievement. Don’t be so thin-skinned.
Lets see the Africans did it, the romans did it, the Spaniards did it, the Greeks did it, the Russians did it, the Chinese did it, but it was the british...............more crap from the left socialist commies ginning up slavery and keeping racism alive
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The Metropolitan Museum of Agenda.
This was the whole world before the 19th century.
It was the British Empire that ended the slave trade out of moral rather than economic grounds.
Enough with the self flagellation. The West should be proud of its itself. It gave rise to the entire modern world - not only all the technology and all the systems but also concepts like Democracy and the Rights of Man.
How about Ivy League universities disgorge their unjust enrichment stemming from slave trading profits - adjusted for inflation.
It will run well into the billions.
Acknowledge this also:
Slavery was a fundamental part of all civilizations, from the dawn of history until the 19th century, when Western Civilization outlawed slavery!
It is Western Civilization--including Great Britain and the United States--that made slavery illegal and eliminated it from their jurisdictions!
Slavery is one of the most hideous evils ever devised by man or the devil!
Unfortunately, slavery still exists in the world today--yes, in the 21st century--but NOT in the nations in which Western Civilization and Christianity prevail.
Those interested in fighting against this hideous evil might want to support the American Anti-Slavery Group. This is an abolitionist organization dedicated to fighting against and eliminating slavery from the face of the earth.
Here's its webpage:
https://www.iabolish.org
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Has Whitey ever done anything right?
Yes, the Brirts brought slavery to the American colonies, they are the the ones who should pay reparations. Open your purse Queen Elizabeth.
This madness can go on forever.
“pulent wealth amassed from slave labour. The renovation cost roughly $22 million”
Slave labor?
Like Amazon warehouse work? H1B replacements crushing wages of citizens?
So rich folls scamming tax deductible bucks for building a museum for rich folks to see what rich folks have
done.
Just wondering if they can see the irony in this whole escapade?
If slavery really did begin here in 1619, America became independent from England in 1776, and slavery was ended in 1865 in the US, then slavery existed here under English rule for 157 years, while it only existed under the American government for 89 years. Sounds to me like the Brits are the ones who owe reparations, not the American government.
“Dark side of the Empire is exposed as New York museum highlights how Britain built wealth on the back of slavery”
From a distance this looks like reinforcement of the 1619 agenda.
Orchestrated reinforcement.
Every society in history had slavery. EVERY one.
Every country on the planet has had some sort of slavery and guess what - they were of all races.
I was a Met supporter. No more.
It should leave art alone, for art’s sake, and not try to be political historians. That job belongs to others.
More museum exhibits are coming soon?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_labor_in_the_Soviet_Union
https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/voc-news/2018/4/30/socialism-is-slavery
https://www.nationalreview.com/2014/12/chinas-slaves-josh-gelernter/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/14/forced-student-labour-china-apple
https://qz.com/1732084/forced-uyghur-labor-in-chinas-xinjiang-could-be-making-us-sold-clothing/
https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-modern-day-slavery-2018-7