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Originally Posted by Botnst
Shameful now. But when slavery was one of the natural estates of man, slaves were merely a product for trading. Yes, condemn it by todays standards, of course. But to understand it completely it is necessary to understand the context of the time. Understanding is necessary for control of the trade. Lack of understanding is the primary driver of the present day slave trade, for the practitioners.
I am reminded of the author of the hymn, "Amazing Grace". He had an epiphany at sea that changed his life and affected the course of history which echo to this day. Amazing Grace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bill Moyers did a PBS program on the song that is itself, amazing. |
Because we live in other times doesn't make it less shameful. Even some of the founding fathers thought it was shameful and gave their slaves their freedom back.
And that the Dutch abolished slavery at home before they stopped the trade of slaves to America, shows that it was even controversial then.
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