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Originally Posted by MysticCat
DS, I don't think anyone is trying to minimize it. I know I'm not and wouldn't.
Some of us have been responding to a specific question:It's not minimizing the extent of slavery to say that a specific claim is not accurate.
I agree that we haven't resolved all of these issues yet. I'd add that we won't unless we are honest about the history, which means both not minimizing and not making claims that aren't true historically.
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And that is fine too because you also have to be aware that even though 8% may have owned Africans, that a LARGE percent of the populace still regarded my ancestors less than human and treated them as such which is why I still get pissy when we talk about attitudes today....make sure you read that link I left.
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