Slavery in Black and White Study Guide Documentary

The main reason such a narrative is false and utterly ridiculous is because it is based on bad math. The truth is, Blacks were enslaved in America longer than they have been free. Most of our history in this country has been characterized by legalized oppression and discrimination.

• 1619-1865 – 247 years • 1866-1969 – 104 years • 1970-2018 – 48 years

Just think for a moment of how many generations of blacks were enslaved or lived during the era of legal segregation and discrimination. Now subtract those years from the four hundred years Africans have been in America and that should give some context to issues still confronting our communities.