Slavery Was Lucky Break for U.S. Blacks

Liberal U.S. educators are reporting multiple intellectual orgasms since President Obama told CNN in Africa that the history of slavery was a terrible part of our history and should be taught in American schools.

If I were to interview one of these educators between spasms, I suspect it would go something like this:

Educator: Omigod, omigod, omigod...that was so good! Now, what was your question again?"

"I said, if you make the history of slavery a regular part of the U.S. curriculum, shouldn't it be balanced with a class that puts things in perspective for black students?"

"Like what?"

"I'm thinking of a course of study entitled, Slavery Really Sucked for My Ancestors, but It Sure Was a Godsend for Me."

"That's preposterous."

"Not at all. If I'm a black living in sub-Saharan Africa today, I've got an average life expectancy of 46 years -- a full 30 years less than blacks in America. Half the African population makes less than a dollar a day. Fifty percent of the kids never enroll in grade school. Aids, war, genocide, malnutrition, illiteracy, atrocious health care, deranged dictators...Africa is the cesspool of continents."

"So the slaves were the lucky ones?"

"Like I said, slavery sucked. But if I'm a black living in America today because my ancestors came over as slaves, it sure was a godsend for me."

"That's politically incorrect on so many levels."

"But true."

"I'm a liberal educator. Truth has nothing to do with being politically correct." 

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[Sophia Fire]

I've thought about just that before. Of course, slavery is the biggest shame of American history. But God can bring good out of evil. Descendants of those victimized by slavery have it better than they would otherwise.