Slavery

[Linda Anderson]

Gene,

You'll get absolutely no argument from me that other nations have committed heinous acts, but I don't think we can take any solace that other nations imported more slaves. Part of the reason we didn't need to was that they were propagating themselves into the population. Plus, it has always struck me as odd that other nations were able to abolish slavery without fighting a bloody war, yet we couldn't. It also seems to have lingered far too long into our national psyche, especially since it took 100 years to guarantee blacks the right to vote.

Best
Rob

The right to vote was granted only to black men. It took another fifty years for women to gain that right.