SLAVERY WAS AND IS STILL OUR CHOICE

Someone was once quoted as saying 'slavery is a choice' (was it Kanye?). It is actually the truth. Slavery is a choice. A lot of horrors happened during the slave trade era and the White man did a lot of evil things to Blacks, but you know the worst form of slavery that the Blacks went through? It was the slavery of their own minds! They could have set their minds free, but they didn't! That's what makes it a choice, their choice. There are many angles to this, but I'll highlight only a few. One: Many of the slaves were captured and sold to the Whites by their fellow Blacks. Two: Several attempts/plans to escape from slavery were foiled by some of the slaves themselves. Three: There is a big difference between love of life/hope and cowardice. The slaves were mostly cowards. They hardly ever stood toe to toe with their enslavers. They preferred to die from beatings than to die while resisting the beatings. Four: Many of the slaves allowed 'sticks and stones' to not only break their bones but to also break their souls. Five: They generally lacked unity or the nerve for open solidarity thereby throwing away all their leverages. Six: They nursed fear until it became even bigger than their enslavers and it controlled them completely. Lastly: The dependence of (Black) African leaders on their White superiors shows that we not only chose to be slaves centuries ago, but we still remain slaves till today! 

The White man came here, only to find people who never really loved one another, people who could not think for themselves but had to consult wood and iron to make decisions for them, people who were base enough to capture, kill and eat one another. It would have been extraordinarily kind and not very human if they hadn't taken advantage of the situation.