I *really* think people need to understand how ahistorical & morally egregious Roy Moore’s comments were when he said, “I think it was great at the time when families were united — even though we had slavery.”
This is what slavery did to black families:
This is what slavery did to black families:
The thing about Roy Moore’s slavery comments is that they reinforce a mythology held by so many Americans. One that’s meant to completely disregard how destructive the institution was, how it was violent beyond words.
I know some people think slavery is brought up too much. That they’re tired of hearing about it. That it’s a broken record.
But I don’t think we discuss it nearly enough. We don’t discuss what it actually was. We don’t discuss what it did. What it took away from so many.
But I don’t think we discuss it nearly enough. We don’t discuss what it actually was. We don’t discuss what it did. What it took away from so many.
For those asking, you can find more newspaper ads of formerly enslaved people searching for family members here:
informationwanted.org
informationwanted.org
