Guilt - Born of Ignorance!

The Citizens of the United States, because of their ignorance of America and in Particularly the History of the Nation of Africa, have allowed themselves to be duped in regards to slavery relative to the truth of this International Tragedy. Yes Black Slavery, was on the world market long before this country was even founded. We the Citizens of this country, have been, so it seems the only ones being held accountable, for something we as a Nation were, regrading the Black Slave Trade, the last ones in and the first ones out. Because of the Civil War we as a nation paid the highest cost of any nation of the face of this Planet, to bring slavery to an end not only in our country but in countries all all over the globe. Still in our ignorance, we have allowed our citizens over the past century and more to be held accountable for all the dastardly deeds slavery entails. Remember The word 'trade' implies that, like in all trade, has a buyer and a seller. If the truth, be known the United States involvement in the slave trade, within our nations shores, was perhaps, COVERED THE SHORTIES SPAN OF TIME. For example: We did not exist as a Country until the year 1776 and by 1808 the importation of Slaves was forbidden. Also, from the very beginning of slavery in this land, it was never repeat never accepted in total by the Citizens of this Nation. In the years preceding the Civil War, we had the freedom/Abolitionist movement, in which many slaves were helped to break the bonds of slavery. Again, we were never a Slave Country in total. In fact we were divided by Free States and Slaves States. At the time just just prior to the War, our nations total population was 26,000.000 citizens, 13,000.000 million in the free states and 13,000.000 in the slave states. This division was noted by the Mason Dixon line which served as the marker dividing the free states from the slave states. Yet, even today, we are not given credit in history for being first to rid ourselves from slavery. Even today all whites in this country are still held out as though the were the founders and a major participant in Black Slavery. Not true now and, never has been true. We, as a people have always been divided on this issue. If you doubt this--Please explain to me and my fellow citizens--if we were all for slavery--the whites of this countr-who the hell fought the War? It should be noted, that in this war, The Civil War of l861-65, we lost more men (boys) than in all our other Wars Combined. No Nation, be it white or Black can make this claim. Still this fact this tragedy of war has never been duly noted by the Blacks, appreciated by the blacks or to date, acknowledged by the Ancestor's of this nations Former Slaves. Today, there is and has not been for over a 100 years, any citizens of this country that had anything to do with slavery nor were they ever enslaved, in total, by the consent of all the whites of this country. Still, we have allowed ourselves, due to ignorance, to be cast in the same mold, as former slave owners. Crazy! HISTORICAL FACTS OF SLAVERY: 1. Slavery Began in prehistoric times and has been practised ever since, in one fashion or another in all lands and on all races, creeds and colors. Slavery was not exclusive to the blacks of this World--NEVER HAS BEEN. 2. In 3500 B.C. the Sumerians of Mesopotamia, now Iraq, were enslaved. Note: Mesopotamia, to this date is considered the Cradle of Civilization--as such, we can can rightly say that since the dawn of civilization, slavery has existed, 3. Slavery, has existed in the Nations of both North and South Africa throughout ancient times. Also Assyria, Babylon, Persia and as well in Ancient China. It is a fact, that in these nations, Slavery still exists. Still our citizens, seems to be taking the full blame for these dastardly historical accounting's. Why--For the Blacks to gain racial preferences and play the suffrage--Por Me Race Card. Forgetting that the Slave Coasts are on the Shores of African - not the United States. Also for its time, The Nations of Africa could be considered the Wal-Mart of and for the Wold Wide Slave Trade. BLAMING only the Whites or solely on the whites of this nation is wrong. Frankly, Thia has got to stop. It takes two to make a trade. In order to get a full and complete history of this Blame the White man syndrome, one should read the Following, easy ready books : Reparations - the fleecing of American and This Land is Our Land - Reclaiming our Heritage. This subject is not, to my knowledge, being covered in our History books, and Ill bet not in the Black History classes. Subject books can be obtained on Amazon. Com and Barnes and Nobles B&N. The Messenger