The Potato Famine that struck Ireland in the 1848s was a far greater catastrophe than the black slaves of the United States ever suffered. Millions died, millions more were forced into exile. It was as bad as what happened in the Ukraine under Stalin. I dare say that the average American is ignorant of either event. or to limit our purview to Africans, American blacked suffered nothing like those who live din the Belgium Congo in the United States. History provides us with many, many more examples, yet.somehow, black slavery in there United State gets all this attention.
“History provides us with many, many more examples, yet.somehow, black slavery in there United State gets all this attention.”
That’s because it gets more traction, attention and money here. America had a fraction of the African slaves brought to the western hemisphere (Brazil actually had the most), but because we are a more advanced, and a richer country than Brazil it’s not worth the race pimps’ time and effort to make a stink in Brazil.
And the Irish were also called names and considered second class citizens until they assimilated. And the Swedes and the Italians and the Latinos and...
Just about every ethic group has gone through it until they have assimilated.
Unfortunately Latinos have fought assimilation by refusing or resisting learning English. And blacks for whatever reason have not completely assimilated. It is considered being an Oreo cookie (black on the outside, white on the inside) if you work hard and are successful in business. There is a lot of pressure blacks to NOT follow the proven path to success because it is considered being “white.”
A lot can be learned. Unfortunately, a lot of people refuse to open their eyes and learn.