I also think that it is easier for some African American people to think of slavery or racism as exclusive to Caucasians. I too wish bad guys wore one color hat and good guys another. I saw a show on PBS where a black actor found out his ancestors were slaves to an Indian tribe and you could see in his eyes that he glossed over it because it more than likely shattered everything he thought for years and years, and that is devastating. His ears were shut when told that Indian tribes were the last to give up slavery in the United States.
I think that many African American people don’t want to think about the possibility that native Africans had and have slaves and sold and sell slaves. I don’t think Hispanics are immune to the sin of slavery either. It seems that it is easier to exclusively brand Caucasian people with the ‘S’ of slavery because it ‘is’ easier, and otherwise would lead to more questioning. Some people feel better not knowing.
