Slavery Remembrance

[enlightenment06]

The question I asked was in the spirit of discussion and the sharing of ideas, not because I necessarily believe that there should be a Slavery Remembrance Day.

Slavery isn't just part of Black history, and we do ourselves a disservice when we expect that portion of our nation's history to be covered during Black history month. As I said earlier, understanding the institution of slavery is so crucial to understanding the history of our country.

If there was such a day, perhaps there could be educational events at schools, libraries, etc. The day could spark interest amongst more people in the general public to learn about it.

As far as what certain companies, universities, etc. should do about their direct participation in institution is a topic for another discussion. In my mind, that goes more toward the topic of reparations.

As far as Brown v. Board of Education and its anniversary, I think that the commentary on it is great because it's bringing the issue of public and segregation back to the forefront, and it makes us look ourselves and assess our success as a nation.