Friday, September 27, 2013

The Hidden History of Slave Revolts in the Americas

It is ridiculous to suggest that any person who is held by force of arms, and subjected to the worst treatment humanly possible could be happy. For centuries those enslaved in America, the Caribbean, and around the world tried escape, revolt, and any other means they could to gain freedom.

A few years ago, while attending a workshop for the Thomas Day Education Project on Black History, I overhead a caucasian gentleman explaining to a workshop attendee how the slaves owned by his ancestors were "happy". This lie has been told in America for centuries,