I am of German/Irish/Scotch/English and some other ancestry. When we came to America varies. The German side came around 1870 and the English/Scotch/Irish earlier for some and much earlier for others. Like 1650 for the Stimson tree.
All of these have suffered in some way or another through wars, illness, prejudice, stupidity and greed.
But some groups other than mine have endured unfathomable evil like those from many parts of Africa and Asia. And especially those people who are here first.
The African slave trade was profitable for many who targeted other humans as commodities to be owned. And some of these people defending that trade were native Africans. This often involved tribal warfare and enslaving conquered groups for profits. That has been happening for as long as man started living in large groups.
Do think this Federal Holiday will help some people to come to a deeper understanding of history especially about that of the slave trade.
The Woman King tells a very good story about the slave trade and people caught up in it.
Last edited by Taltarzac725; 06-19-2023 at 07:43 AM.
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