ThickStemz
Well-Known Member
I think you're failing to grasp the greater context of all the events that are leading towards the eventual full equality of the decedents of former slaves.Nah, I'm good with laughing at those who'd suggest that I'd fight for a country that never fought for me. We'll just call it "even".
The Constitution was set up, at the end of the 18th century, in order to free the slaves. It was something that would have been impossible to do at the time. We would have never gained our independence from Britain if the government we were trying to form wanted to end slavery. One step at a time, for a more perfect union.
350,000 American soldiers, almost all white, died in an effort to free your ancestors, if one can assume you're an African American. Just under 300,000 died in an effort to maintain the economic model that slavery provided.
Just because it wasn't all done in one instant step isn't anyone's fault. It was the British that forced slavery on America. And once in it wasn't easily abolished. In fact one of the first laws Congress adopted in 1808 was to outlaw the importation of more slaves. The one thing that did was immediately improve the circumstances of the salves here. Compared to African slaves in Brazil and the Caribbean American slaves had it easy.
That's a fairly selfish and short sighted attitude you have about this issue and not really ground in fact.