To me the most interesting things about slavery are the things that are nearly forgotten.
For instance the fact that slavery existed on this continent under British rule for far longer than it did under American rule. It’s always pointed out that the Brits abolished the slave trade and that’s true. The reality is that they didn’t abolish the trade until it had become unprofitable due to a large enough breeding population to sustain slavery anyway.
The British didn’t condone slavery but they didn’t abolish it till they needed fighting men for the revolution. After all, slavery generated huge amounts of revenue for the crown. Most of the promises made to slaves willing to fight on the British side weren’t kept anyway. Most ended up back in slavery here. The lucky ones escaped to Canada and a few were taken back to Great Britain. In some cases unscrupulous British naval captains promised freed slaves a trip to England but took them for resale in the Caribbean.
I’m not beating up on the Brits, just pointing out some things that have been all but forgotten in American history.
One of the more interesting master/slave stories I’ve read is about George Washington and his personal “servant” Billy Lee. Some accounts I’ve read suggest that Billy Lee was Washington’s most trusted advisor and friend. It was said that George Washington was the greatest horseman on the continent, and Billy Lee was the second.
Obviously slavery was wrong but there was a lot more to it than racism, forced labor, and beatings.
Maybe not, but in case you are, let's not leave out the English oppression of the Celtic peoples, the burning of the native Scots out of the Highlands, and genocide and forced transportation against the Irish for 800 years before the Irish Republic finally got freedom in the 20th century. The terrorism between the Irish and Northern Ireland and the UK is just the parting shots.
I'm not beating up on the English, either; I'm saying that humankind has to evolve away from material man to spiritual man, and it is taking a long time. Jesus said, "I came not to bring peace, but the sword." He was not talking about a kingdom that already exists; but prophesying what steps mankind would have to go through spiritually before achieving a just society. The US Constitution was a huge step in the right direction. We allow it to continue to be assaulted by lefties at our peril.