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The following is a response to a blog entitled “Why should I apologize for Slavery?” Before you read on I wanted to add that I don’t believe in victimizing the black experience. Meaning that we are the only ones to blame for our lack of progress in this modern day. While I understand the history of the effects of slavery, we will continue to liberate ourselves and won’t blame anybody for our reality. Enjoy!

While I agree with the main points. I have to say suffering is a relative experience. You can’t determine if or how people have suffered from slavery. The effects of slavery are more than just forced labor.

You strip away people from their land, strip away their way of life, language, and make them to learn a new language, and a new faith. You break up their family structure, removing children from parents, and not allowing slaves to marry. The list of atrocities goes on that effect the fabric of the African American mindset or psyche. This mindset is passed down through generations.

How long would it take for you not to suffer from the death of your mother, father, sister, brother, or a close friend? Imagine you had no support in dealing with the pain of that lost or worst is was clear that no one cared about your pain. Imagine your view of the world. In order to survive you would adapt to a world that did not care about you. Often your view becomes the basis for how the next generation views the world, passing on the psychological effects.

This is how African Americans still suffer from slavery and most don’t realize it. They don’t know how the institution of slavery has impacted their thinking.

Once last point, the government is apologizing for slavery not you. You are not your government. True government seeks to represent the voice of the people. No one is asking to apologize personally.
But the reason you should apologize for slavery, its the nice thing to do. You know when a friend has a something bad happen to them. It wasn’t your fault but you say sorry anyway. Unless you don’t have any black friends (just a joke, I promise)?

One,

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