[Mark in the Old South]

Re: "I suppose no slaves died on ships, on plantations,etc."

No one suggested they didn't. The slave trade was the worse aspect of the whole business. By all means make that point if you feel it has been neglected but you make an implication with the "I suppose" that is unjustified. Emotionalism is not a substitute for fact and I call you on it. I could counterpoint that thousands upon thousands of elderly slaves were cared for by their slave masters. It was the rule more than the exception, but it really doesn't really change the problem with slavery.

Re: "The idea that slavery was somehow less of an event than the Jewish holocaust is pretty sickening."

This appears to be contradicted by this "Now please as someone who has taught holocaust studies to black kids I can tell you I've never heard that slavery was worse than the Jewish holocaust."

Re: "Why is it people say that when comjng to black people?"

I can not figure out what you are asking here.

[cyborg]

I made that statement to show that black people do not denigrate the memory and uniqueness of theJewih holocaust. I think they're two separate events in histor one not more evil than the other.