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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I think the "other forms of slavery" discussion can be fascinating as long as you are using the discussion to understand the horrors of American race slavery rather than excuse, dismiss, or minimize them.
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Now we're into the serious crazy. Following
1619's release, I heard from all sorts of right wingers about how blacks enslaved other blacks, and there were all sorts of other types of slaves (usually Chinese and Irish were cited).
The Chinese and Irish toiling on the railroads were not slaves. They were more indentured servants, compelled to work and treated horribly. But not slaves.
That blacks enslaved other blacks (the black plantation argument foisted in every email thread your right wing uncle sent to you) is immaterial. Were there plantations on which black owners enslaved whites? No. That seems adequate to end that discussion.
