Regarding the symbolic gesture of giving a pen from an anti-slavery ship: I guess the brits didn’t get the memo that Barry isn’t really an “African American” with no history of slavery in his ancestery. Though Barry allows the “African American” deception to be perpetuated, he probably doesn’t even qualify to be classified mulatto (white/black) He’s white/arab .. with a pinch (6%-12%) of african black. As usual, Barry relies on the ignorace on his fan club.
Sorry - but the black slavery heritage extends to almost all blacks - and to most Arab cultures. They were either slaves or slavers. And the Brits? With us they were the first groups to FIGHT slavery. I believe it was outlawed in the last middle east country in the 1960’s. Yep - there was still legal slavery in arab countries when Kennedy was President.