Why is that a big deal to you? You think past slavery is some sort of black mark? You sound like some idiot liberal.
Slavery is a normal historical institution found in most cultures at some stage. Western culture outgrew it first, leading the world as usual. It’s no big deal, though Americans seem to imagine that it is.
Slavery was natural to Americans AND to Africans. Get over it.
“Slavery was natural to Americans AND to Africans. Get over it.”
Are you mad?