[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

Oh, it's neither based on fact or feelings. More based on logic really. I refuse to believe that the majority of plantation owners of 200 years ago treated their slaves as poorly as it's made out to be. Sure, they probably had the minimum amount of food, water, clothing, shelter, and sleep. I'm not debating that.
The way I see it, those crop producers NEEDED the slaves- wouldn't they do everything they could to keep them working as efficiently as possible? I mean, books and documentaries make it out that you could run to the general store and pick up a replacement slave 10 minutes after you beat one to death. They did cost money- money that plantation owners and operators wanted for themselves.

And yes, I think that slavery has slowed progression for many black Americans. But in my experiences, it's more of the indifferent attitude that holds many back- black or white.

And one more thing. I know you'll probably counter by saying something along the lines of: "Fearing for their lives made them efficient workers." so I'll work on preparing a response now.

ETA: In advance, if the fear for their lives was enough, there would be no need to mistreat them.

Woooooooooowwwwwwwww.

Reading this just made me really, really sad.