*rolls eyes* Really?

" however, this information rarely comes to light in biased Multiculturalist education systems, as they prefer to concentrate on the issue of Black slavery to the exclusion of all other types of slavery. In pushing a guilt complex upon white children, as part of their ideological fight to promote Multiculturalism and attack "White racism", activist teachers would be aware that telling the truth about widespread White slavery would not be helpful in their promotion of Multiculturalist propaganda.”

That is straight up disgusting. We are more familiar with black slavery because it was part of our system for four hundred years. We are familar with American history. If you study Arab history, Viking history, Roman history, or for that matter any other foreign country's history during a caste system period you will learn about white slavery.
But there are definitely better sources to draw from.
I’m in the wrong place if ya’ll can’t see what’s wrong with that article.

Understood. You are quite right. The conversation should be about the future and the advancement of equal opportunity. The problem seems to be that so many wish to perpetuate the past and use racism and past slavery as a weapon against the ideal that was expressed in our founding. This is a diversion and a common attack on our founding. The principles and objectives could not reach their full potential at the time but the seeds of equality, as it pertains to liberty and opportunity could not be suppressed indefinitely. We must now disabuse people of perpetuating division. We must offer and insure the equal opportunity available and point out that not all of the founders were slavers, and that the underlying principles are good for all. Several of the founders placed language in our founding documents knowing the contradictions would eventually force the end of sanctioned slavery.
Respectfully,
O.A.

Um,I know there were white slaves in America. In fact, the first slaves were white. This whole conversation of slavery got started because I mentioned the 3/5 clause in another thread, trying to explain why blacks aren’t as receptive to the Tea Party rhetoric that often sounds like hero-worships of the founders. I’m only try to explain there was a sub-culture for blacks. For some blacks it would be creepy to follow the founders with so much passion. It doesn’t have to be that way.Black history is “our” history too, so maybe in the future the Tea Party should look at what type of message they are trying to project, really. I was asking for objectivity while examining the founders or the history of the Constitution. I think the founders were great men who I have learned a lot from, but they wee only human. Instead of anyone actually understanding what I was trying to say, some felt the need to “pat me on the head” , telling me the 3/5 clause was a little bit more complicated then that.Trust me, I know a lot of damn history, even so, I wasn’t really talking about the process, I was talking about the long-term damage. Eventually getting it right doesn’t change the fact that bad things happened to large portions of our population. It doesn’t change the fact that blacks today are being taught by a liberal media that the Tea Party is racist. My original thoughts were about opposing ideas, not about slavery at all. How do you close the gap? How do you shake the racist charges? How does the Tea Party or Libertarians grow their numbers? That should be the conversation.

no. every February was Black History Month.
Which month is Asian History Month?? Japanese American Month? The irish just get a day in the US. I'm part irish. I think my people deserve a week at least AND the parade.
While US cultural celebrations are banned from the schoolroom, every kid in the US has taken a swing at a pinata and learned the horah dance in PE, I have no doubt. How come our kids do not learn in school that women are property in the middle east and there is world wide slave trade of all nationalities going on under noses? No. instead they will hear that Nike, who makes their shoes, uses sweatshops to do it. (that was proven false btw).

Yes, but they are both history in America. I am not unaware of the distinction you are trying to make but it is an incomplete picture. If we don't get people past the history we will continue to live it. We hear all the time how we should have a conversation about it. What have we been doing for decades if not hundreds of years, but dwelling on the past and having conversations? As far as I am concerned this only perpetuates the one sided conversation.
You are incorrect regarding american history and the slave trade, if you believe it only involved blacks. There were Blacks in early American history that had white slaves. That is also American history.
White slavery in America:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-irish-s......

http://www.revisionisthistory.org/forgot......

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?......

I will not perpetuate multi-generational guilt and blame placement on those who had nothing to do with it.
Respectfully,
O.A.

Nice try. There is a difference between a conversation about slavery in the context of American history and having a conversation that surveys the history of slavery in the world.

hahahahha

Working my arse off. Got a lot on right now, it's my busiest time so far. Eating your own young? And you think things are bad in England? There's always welfare you know.

In fact the word 'slave' originally came from the word 'slav' ie. Slavic (Eastern European).

wow. good comment. where have you been??? missed your humor. we're eating our own young in here lately.

Exactly. Up until last night, I felt very confident that I knew my European history. I'll bet none of us who were in high school from the '70 through the '80's ever heard of the muslims raiding towns and taking slaves.

Thanks again, uncommon. Some more history that is not taught...

Wow, great article! I now have some new reading material, and am looking forward to diving in.
Thanks for the per usual great post, uncommon.
:-)

Very interesting article. I knew there were white slaves but I had no idea they raided Iceland.