From an abolitionist who spoke the truth- Frederick Douglass
"In thinking of America, I sometimes find myself admiring her bright blue sky-her grand old woods-her fertile fields-her beautiful rivers-her mighty lakes and star-crowned mountains. But my rapture is soon checked when I remember that all is cursed with the infernal spirit of slave-holding and wrong; When I remember that with the waters of her noblest rivers, the tears of my brethren are borne to the ocean, disregarded and forgotten; That her most fertile fields drink daily of the warm blood of my outraged sisters, I am filled with unutterable loathing."
An apology from the government for slavery is the equivalent of an apology for cutting off someones feet mistakenly. While it is a nice gesture and likely the right thing to do, at the end of the day, the person cannot walk and that IS still your fault. Apology or not.
Have a reflective day!
~Maliek~
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