New York's History of Slavery

[@courtneydaniels4018]

The fact I’m just now finding out there was 20k slaves buried underneath the twin tower is horrible. Never sleep just keeping reading and searching.

[@j.brown70]

Never learned this in my elementary or high school, or when we visited The New York Experience (those of a certain age will remember that!). I do recall the African burial excavation. Thanks for posting.

[@sitimaan1852]

salute to the makers of this short documentary

[@lavenberry]

What one does in the dark will come to light. It's too bad that people have especially Black people, have to dig, seek, find our own history. I have to pay to go to college to finally learn some truths and there's still so much more to learn. When whites went through such great efforts to keep their secrets hidden, makes it that much harder. I appreciate this video.

[@CosmicBackgroundRadiation01]

Essential viewing for all Black New Yorkers.

[@sandra-jones]

All black Americans and their allies

[@rlfeitklein9692]

Essential viewing for all!

[@justshelby4589]

Exactly -EVERYONE needs to watch this NOT just Black people. We have the heal our nation and fix the injustices that have occurred.

[@Joe-pb3bm]

Essential viewing for ALL New Yorkers.

[@Joe-pb3bm]

@@justshelby4589 THE TRUTH sets "everyone" free.

[@blondie2998]

The city has a moral obligation to educate more New Yorkers about this horrifying past. I live here and had no clue it was the city with the 2nd highest number of slaves. Fascinating yet incredibly depressing video; I am glad that I clicked on this

[@michelej9496]

"Each one teach one." - African Proverb

[@jurgnobs1308]

​@@michelej9496 I really dislike the whole "african proverb" trend. africa has a huge variety of different cultures, with each of them having their own proverbs. it's bizzare because it is usally done by progressives who use it qs a way to elevate african heritage (which by itself is a great thing) but it actually kind of ignores the actual wealth and diversity of cultures all over africa. people don't generally say "european proverb" when they mean something said by germans, italians, french etc. i wish we would have the same care and precission when talking about the much, much larger and more varied pool of african cultures. i know you didn't mean it negatively, so I don't try to attack you, it's just something that always irritates me a bit.

[@michelej9496]

@@jurgnobs1308 "THE BATTLE THAT YOU ARE FACING IS BEYOND WHAT YOU SEE WITH YOUR PHYSICAL EYE." - Miz Mzwakhe Tancredi

[@marshacreary9771]

What was previously buried will inevitably be found again

[@dannyboy1731]

Wow that's deep

[@lulufavs4519]

Painful history BUT IT MUST BE TOLD! KNOWLEDGE IF POWER AND CREATES GROWTH!!!!

[@dawnpratt846]

Exactly , there's truly no secrets

[@dawnpratt846]

Truth

[@andreawalker5891]

Daniel Boynes “Deep”.... in the ground

[@rafaelvega538]

Very interesting history. Thanks Dr Singer for enlightening all of us.

[@chrismoore947]

Fine work. Thank you for helping us all better understand strengths and weaknesses within U.S.A.

[@Ms.Chapp3y]

This is THE most concrete, engaging, and informative history piece I've watched about NY. I learned more fom Prof. Singer. in 19 mins on this than the tradtional schooling, a muesum trip, or personal experience. I know the areas he's talking about, never knew the history...like this. Very interesting and deep this is ..Thank You guys☝🏿💯✨

[@tkhcompany]

This will never be taught in public schools in America. smh.

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

@Sydney Austin decision .

[@coxnballs]

Leftists don't like to talk about the fact that New York had more slaves than the south.

[@coxnballs]

@Kyzo what do you mean so. Are you okay with teachers telling kids bullshit?

[@thecraplordsell4575]

@@coxnballs that’s not true. Northern Slavery didn’t lasted long like the south

[@delirous8]

@@coxnballs Everyone knows the North practiced slavery, they ended years before the Civil War. The difference was that the South was making too much money off it and business elites knew it was not going to be a sustainable, immoral and reflecting badly on the United States.

[@tiffanyi5645]

Here in 2020 and I’m so grateful this video came across my list!

[@BEAutifulkiss21100]

It’s sad that ppl really think slavery didn’t happen in the North! Schools really need to emphasis the importance of History. The correct history.

[@ArrmiaBenton]

"Despite the harsh treatment." But they were wrapped and burried with care and love. These people just don't have it in them to tell the truth. If they had cared about and loved them so much, then they would've never enslaved my ancestors, in the first place!

[@Pyramid1984]

Arrmia Benton I interpreted that statement to mean that the care and love was supplied by the family members and friends of the deceased, not the enslaved person’s owner. At 3:29 in the video there is an illustration of a burial attended only by fellow African Americans. Like you, I doubt that the owners showed much care or love.

[@bridgetcooper6331]

I think he was referring to the families burying their loved ones with such care and love despite their hardships.

[@FaithandNova]

It probably was other slaves who took the time to care for their burials

[@johnturner2946]

Quiet stupid bitch.

[@allaxK590M]

Arrmia Benton They were probably buried by other blacks(friends and family).

[@mizn06]

Every company that was established back then, that are now million and billion dollar companies became rich off the backs of slaves....Africans and free labor!!!! And people wonder why reparations are needed! Our ancestors built these empires for free as their descendants inherited a lifetime of hardship, poverty and brokenness. We are OWED this!!! No one is giving us anything as it has already been earned through our ancestors! And NO ONE needs to come for me about looking for a hand out on any level because I am a professional working full-time with a side business.

[@korionterivers9995]

Tech companies!! Stfu!! We talking decades before tech companies.

[@KevinGloverpost24]

#reparationsnow

[@bscottb8]

The racial grievance hustle never rests.

[@Cneph1964]

Thank you! This is an awesome and educational video.

[@Mary20457]

It is shocking how slavery was such a huge backdrop of the United States. We need to put this in all the schools.

[@michelej9496]

How,?

[@krysti2]

In textbooks, or online...​@@michelej9496

[@gailelizabethphillips6727]

I feel my Ancestors Spirit at the BURIAL GROUNDS.... I pay homage to them for their sacrifices and always admire their beautiful work in building NEW YORK CITY😇🙏🏾😭💐‼️💥💥💥. BLACK LIVES MATTER

[@ap1113]

I had no idea. Thank you so much for the information!

[@tammystansell406]

Fabulous work, thank you to all involved in this documentary. Had I not been searching for my French ancestry in colonial New York, I would have never heard of this history. It amazes me how much of our history has been lost to time and unfortunately, so much appears hidden purposely.

[@philliplyn2692]

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@jesusisking3974]

These poor slaves were actually very intelligent and master craftsmen in their profession yet were treated unworthy of being treated with respect. Maybe because these Africans were quick learners with great intelligence the white owners and eventually Government were scared of what these people could achieve so made sure there was a lack of schooling/teaching for their future generations. These slaves really left a great Legacy in which proves that the Black race is really far more superior in intellect, Good Morals, Integrity and Godliness than the White race. Which really stands the test of time judging by the way the World has gone due to greedy White Bankers. If your Black...be Proud...Thank and Bless your Ancestors for reminding you of your Abilities within. I'm white but would never have agreed with Slavery if I lived in that time because I see people as human beings not commodities ..it comes from the Heart and Soul. The Film "ROOTS" made such an impression on me as a child...I actually cried at the sadistic treatment of the slaves as I did watching the cowboy films...I loved the Native American Indians and hated the dirty, drunken, cruel cowboy's. So much cruelty in History but no one in Authoritative Positions remembers today as it still continues. Sad but True !

[@sitimaan1852]

I would like to sit talk and eat bagels with Mr Singer...he seems to love to talk and on this subject of real history im all ears...

[@corazoncubano5372]

Real history is where it is, no matter how painful.

[@Summerlove0763]

Thank you, for this video..

[@CB-vj5fw]

Learning all this evil that been done to my people is unspeakable.

[@Angel-tw3ko]

Vengeance belongs to God and He will repay.

[@sandra-jones]

We need relief now

[@LilSuperOG]

No it's very speakable

[@LilSuperOG]

I'm glad it got spoke on I'm from California and i didn't know

[@FaithandNova]

@@sandra-jones we do, we are frustrated. We have to continue to wait 😥

[@shine-on-tv8082]

It's amazing how these fancy companies and banking firms were built on the back of slaves.

[@Sean-jc6cu]

Irish immigrants and African Americans lived together in Seneca Village in the 1850s and later

[@biggrudge9054]

Facts!

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

In the fifties the plan for Central Park required the razing of Seneca Village .

[@gouda2177]

IT WAS CALLED SENAGAL VILLAGE ..THEY EVEN LIE ABOUT THAT💯

[@palmares77]

Wasn't a love affair. THAT'S FOR SURE. Your ancestors came mostly by free will. Mine came enslaved.....HOWEVER, the creation of Tap was a result of Irish and Africans intermingling in the Five Points.

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

@@palmares77 yet they lived together anyway. Seems we could learn something from them today.

[@Summerlove0763]

It's a painful history? Who is it more painful for.?

[@trainwreck420ish]

Summerlove0763 well blacks aren't taking down Robert e Lee statues

[@corazoncubano5372]

It should be painful for all humans.

[@anotherpointofview222]

Whoever feels the pain. Your pain is the only pain you feel.

[@harshitmadan6449]

@@trainwreck420ish Robert E Lee opposed slavery.

[@ohhi5237]

the british

[@corazoncubano5372]

I have added Dr Singers book to my collection.

[@shellyohh5711]

So many corporations alive and still flourishing TODAY, BECAUSE OF my ancestors being bought, overworked and not being paid. Reparations don't have to come from our own tax dollars if all of these corporations PAY WHAT THEY OWE!!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@joannelindsay4977]

And no one thinks we are owed reparations?????

[@joannelindsay4977]

@Nick Arjomand Read the history of New York and other northern cities. Today Citibank, Lehman Brothers Domino Sugar and other have that OLD money.....generational wealth...you know the kind that affords college. The only way a person if color can go to "good" college for free is with scholarship or play the welfare game. Middle class is left out!!!

[@joannelindsay4977]

@Nick Arjomand Without the foundation of our ancestors none of this good ol USA would exist. Had the founding fathers reconciled with their captors and women in that age by providing every alienated right the constitution states. There was no need to amend it if all men and women were CREATED EQUAL from the beginning!!! We all are human and the atrocities that were compounded generation after generation to our sector of the population should not have been acceptable. Anyone with a heart can see this was/is wrong!!! We never wanted retaliation we want to be left the heck ALONE! Have you ever considered how our many advancements we would have had without their interventions? Every thing is connected. Go back in history to see. Also check the history of Black Wall Street. Areas where we were prosperous and jealous minded people came in burned, looted, and stole the land. You know the usual stick up! The has been a conspiracy against us for centuries. If it were you and your legacy wouldn't you be sick and tired? Some of our people here were original aborigines. You know Indian. We all are on borrowed land.

[@joannelindsay4977]

@Nick Arjomand - weak rebuttal. You would fail on a debate stage stick to IT ok!! Live in that bubble!!

[@charlesbarboza8591]

If a “Teacher” knows the truth of this African History and chooses not to teach it, they are willingly contributing to the cover up and hence, part of the problem. Wouldn’t it be nice if children of all colors were taught the truth of American History? This inclusion would go a long way to help heal the pain and shame of an portion of American History that had equal value to any other History of the Beautiful Country. I can’t help but think that if America would simply apply is incredible constitution to include EVERYONE, what a wonderful country this would actually be. If she would only do that, live up to its own ideals, so much progress can be made in relationship to race and equality. Be well.

[@sandra-jones]

Also if the truth is taught matter of factly it would have an effect on understanding racism and the move to minimize it.

[@aliciah6005]

kids are sent to school to be brainwashed til we the people refuse their version of history.

[@buk6708]

Dem mean ole White folks!

[@missbehaving9128]

They are now erroneously calling this CRT

[@Hurricane0499]

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[@WrightsW5]

This should be shown in every US school.

[@suzpeters6]

This is why Republicans don't want CRT teaching at School. As parents we got to educate our children of the past and present life in the America.

[@goodun2974]

@@suzpeters6 , CRT is only taught at College level, and in most cases is an elective unless one is pursuing a degree in law; so it is ridiculous for conservatives to get their undies in a bunch over something that isn't being taught to schoolchildren, although perhaps it could eventually be included in a high school curriculum. The bigger issue is that nobody talks about, or is taught about, the history of Class structure of America. And make no mistake about it, America is most definitely NOT a classless society. Read "White Trash" by Nancy Eisenberg, a heavily researched and footnoted exploration of 400 years of top-down Class division in America, and how the ruling class has played divide-and-conquer in order to retain their grip on wealth and power. Racism against people of color was/is just a handy, convenient starting point for giving working-poor whites someone to hate and to scapegoat. As Lyndon B Johnson said, "If you can get even the lowest white man to believe that he is above the colored man, he won't notice when you're picking his pockets; indeed, he might even turn them out to make it easier for you".

[@classiql]

Dominoes Sugar.... began as a slavery... Tiffany Co. Began as a slavery... Leeman bros. Began as a slavery......

[@beauty4u132]

We need to sue for reparations

[@korionterivers9995]

Bull shit!! Those companies took the wealth made from slavery and converted it to other ways to gain wealth. Simple as that. Like I can’t have a corporation and start another with a different name!!

[@CTeale1]

Magnificent presentation. Thank you very much!

[@richarddarmstadt1630]

I was taught we were the good guys up north... apparently not.

[@aliciah6005]

Down South, we were taught to view the confederacy as hero's, and they made us go to the battlefields to look at their monuments. We got brainwashed, and still they have no shame!

[@mrbrainbob5320]

jones canada is part of the British Empire which is far worse

[@krisv1991]

So I’ve been lied to this wwwhhhoooleee time! This is crazy! But it makes sense as to why black folks are even treated a certain way today in NYC.

[@Snakepliskin76]

It wasn't just the South my friend.

[@sandra-jones]

All over the country. The entire country

[@LestAnyManBoast]

There are SO MANY LITTLE WHITE LIES, that the fact is, the whole world has been deceived, just as The Book of Revelations (of Yahushua the Messiah & erroneously called Jesus Christ) in the bible. We've been taught narratives & theories while the truth is purposely hidden by secret societies

[@boowtbwj1194]

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[@DutchessJones]

Yes. My feels are mutual. We've all been lied to. Columbus and stories about Lincoln, all lies. There were not heroes. I started learning about the truth after high school. I learned nothing about this in elementary, high school or college. Its America's dirty secret.

[@alansinger5820]

Susan did a great job!

[@ladyewo6778]

+Alan Singer This is so relevant to the current Presidential Primary. Hillary Clinton is tied to taking money from all the players mentioned in this video. Wall Street, Lehman brothers, CitiBank CCA/GEO Group the two for profit prison Corporations and she has quite the racist history with having campaigned for segregationist Barry Goldwater who ran on a platform of Segregation and highly denounced the Civil Rights act. Also Hillary Clinton's Senate Mentor was Robert Byrd who was a KKK leader. Byrd also fillibustered against the Civil Rights act in the same year of Barry Goldwaters run for President. It's no wonder why Bill Clinton's Presidency led to MASS INCARCERATION of the black community (MODERN DAY SLAVERY) I believe that the Clinton's truly believe that black and brown people are Superpredators who deserve to be enslaved.

[@landmark22]

+Lady Ewo Tell it

[@Suchapill]

+Alan Singer Hi Alan. Who is the narrator? She's great. I recognize her voice from other documentaries.

[@magnumopus8202]

Respect to the man telling the truth ...#blacklivesmatter

[@maribelru2011]

This should be added to citizenships exams

[@a.d.morton4624]

Hey! I graduated from Lawrence Road & Uniondale High School Salute Black Long Island

[@Lansky_TV]

U Strong!

[@biggrudge9054]

Strong Island!

[@I4043]

Thank you so much, I learn more about the history of New York.

[@danielhughes5614]

Follow the money !!!!!!!!!! Black Ivory - what a sick term for human life.

[@750count]

Yes, we don't talk about New York as the business epicenter of slavery It is sick. We do love our euphemisms though

[@freddibare]

Note: rediscovery not '1900's' but '1990's'

[@silverfox6912]

name these 11 families. from Congo.

[@jessiemccullough1]

They owe reparations for slavery

[@jb-vb8un]

jessie m. - " they " would mean DEMOCRATS

[@arabakoleman1132]

But it is still imperative that the truth be taught or else we will continue to breed tragic ignorance.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Thank you it's was very interesting

[@Kriegtime101]

So Wall St. hasnt really changed at all...

[@joannelindsay4977]

Dominos has a plant in Baltimore also. All that free labor!!!

[@coolnvigilantoutreach9418]

So, I grew up in Peekskill NY. This doesn't surprise me at all. Part of the Underground railroad went through what is now the beach shopping center. This was just about a mile away. Not to mention how neighborhoods IN the city were STRICTLY segregated. Jewish, Irish, Italian, Sicilian, etc etc. Gang activity was not uncommon between the communities due to prejudice.

[@cjay2]

I'm sorry but Jews and Italians always lived together in New York City, as well as in Brooklyn and Queens, and everywhere else around NYC. In perfect harmony at that, because the family-based cultures were very similar, and they shared their lives and cultures together. I know, I grew up there. And Sicilians ARE Italians. Why don't you know that? And neighborhoods in the city were NOT 'strictly segregated'. People always choose to live with those who share their own culture. That's why we have countries and neighborhoods. No one chooses to live with those who don't share their values and cultures. It rarely works out well. You clearly have never lived next door to someone who hates you and your culture/country. They attack you at every opportunity. You want that? Really? Sorry, but living in Peekskill doesn't make you an expert on NYC neighborhoods and culture. Try again.

[@coolnvigilantoutreach9418]

@@cjay2Relax. I'm not here to have an ego battle with you. I knew a lot of people that grew up in the city and they have some very different stories. Plus, I never said I was an expert. That's called strawmanning. I couldn't care less about NYC to be honest. If you had a different experience, let's have a conversation. But don't be a snowflake about it.

[@simbadurio444]

So much knowledge. This is why reparations are a good idea. So many successful companies built on the backs of slaves. Then these same companies want to act like they're doing you a favor by giving you a job. GTFOH

[@jb-vb8un]

simc d. - incorrect , the 1.4 BILLION in damages fron the 574 BLM 2020 riots plus the 19 DEATHS cannot be reaired

[@julieholland2165]

Thank you for this!

[@EL-ds3sv]

I RARELY add public comments to KZbin videos. As a New Yorker, I am compelled to state how well this video was done and how it affirmed my thoughts on reparations.

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Some of this is a little oversimplified. For instance, the criticism of Tiffany’s. It was founded by a man who got funding from his father who transported cotton that was grown by slaves... Bit of an attenuated connection... The broader point, about NYC’s history of slavery is important though.

[@politereminder6284]

How is that attenuated? You think he needed to have had slaves cutting the diamonds for it to be a big deal?

[@damnjustassignmeone]

susanne anique - Well, my point is that at some point it becomes a game of 7 degrees to Kevin Bacon. And the truth is that most American companies and individuals would only be a few degrees away from slavery if they or their predecessors/ancestors existed in America at the time. Slavery was widespread and fundamental to the economy nationwide at the time. So selecting out one company like they did is strange if the connection to slavery isn’t more direct.

[@politereminder6284]

@@damnjustassignmeone To me, it sounds like a direct link. His family built it's wealth on cotton. Without slaves, there would be nothing to invest in Tiffany's. Tiffany's is one example of many. Should we not tell the truth about it? I think it is important for white America to acknowledge the truth, that their wealth is generational, their opportunities are built on the truth about history. Even newer white immigrant populations benefitted through the systems America was built on.. America owes reparations to black Americans, just as they paid out to Japanese Americans interred for a short time during the war , the nation should pay.

[@ArchieThomas3seesea]

Black Ivory, a r&b group, sang Don't Turn Around.

[@Bringthapain]

Amazing (sad) video and stories

[@kameshiam1674]

It amazes me how racists unjustly hate people that God created and they think they will inherit the kingdom of heaven. My people are not a mistake.

[@Manhattanite1]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@johnmccabe6867]

1:16 It should be shameful for everyone, what's wrong with people that are proud of this heritage

[@macpduff2119]

This explains why NYC and upstate NY areSO very DIFFERENT. NYC and upstate NY are like two different cultures and countries. Upstate was populated by anti-slavery New England Puritans, many of whom ran the underground railways to help runaway slaves.

[@cherylmartin9652]

The complicity between North and South regarding Black peoples place in America is still happening,. Any injustice that can be done has and will continue to be done to us (Blacks), and other people of (Color) with little to no consequence for the perpetrator(s).

[@josephel4292]

The half has not been told.

[@bernardpopp541]

Time To Tell The Truth Wait...I thought it was always time to tell it! How about... Time To Stop Ignoring The Truth. ...for a title?

[@floridaseminole3355]

YOU know you can't TRUST anything they SPEW from their corpses. Liars, THIEVES, THIEVES, THIEVES, MURDERS, culture vultures, RAPISTS, Soulless, satanic

[@miradan1959]

"Gracias" por compartir esta información, la verdad sirve para crear conciencia...

[@gloriachinea5069]

Mas Bendiciones Para El Mundo Entreo Padre Celestial Amen

[@750count]

We can decide what we think about history, but it needs to be taught in full truth

[@HBOdidactiek]

Very usefull info, the music underneath the doc is annoying though

[@gelila.so.prophetic]

Damn I got that Citibank in TriBeCa every week becz I have an account there! I will be closing my account...smdh

[@acdragonrider]

If you are that hissy just because that institution used slavery then u can't handle anything. George W. Bush's family owned slaves in the past so did many other people in our modern age. Will you hate them too because of that? Might as well leave the country because this country was built on sins sins that came from the old world like Great Britain. Slavery goes back even further. Blame Christianity for tolerating it. Blame the Greeks, Romans and Spaniards. Oh and for that matter blame your own people who sold you for profit to the Europeans and other slave traders. Take all of this information into account, learn from it and try to make our world better.

[@floridaseminole3355]

@@acdragonrider WHY LEAVE YOUR OWN COUNTRY WHEN YOU REALIZE AND KNOW ITS ALWAYS BEEN YOUR COUNTRY AKA #TURTLE ISLAND AKA NORTH AMERICA. #AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE NOT AFRICAN# ABORIGINAL#INDIGENOUS TO THIS LAND #PRISONERS OF WAR YOU MOFOS INVADED AND STOLE OUR LAND YOU LEAVE TAKE UR PALE FACE COLONIZING AZZ BACK TO EUROPE!!! THIS IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN OUR HOME FK UR LIES DEVIL WE ARE AWAKE AND NO LONGER ASLEEP U LEAVE OUR COUNTRY MOFO!!-

[@brownhippiex496]

Acdragonrider Videos not only Africans sold Africans ... although that happened it wasn’t like that in the sense that your saying.

[@sandra-jones]

@@acdragonrider we will first have to change systemic racism. That is the difference between the past subjects you mentioned.

[@thehoneyeffect]

Try to bank with a black bank

[@JB-df9it]

I look forward to the next episode on the Statue of Liberty.

[@brandycoke713]

The original statue of liberty was a black woman

[@marshacreary9771]

An inconvenient truth

[@brianwinters5434]

The only one of the original 13 colonies that never allowed slavery was Rhode Island.

[@mauricecampbell9081]

Ron D. Your kind of thinking got us Enslaved and still have us Enslaved people in 2019

[@JohnRinNoHo]

Slavery was not unique to America at the time, it was a common practice for thousands of years before old rich white Christian men abolished it. The word 'slave' comes from the Slavic people of Eastern Europe. This is history and there is no reason to feel guilty or ashamed of things that you did not do.

[@TeemElohim]

And that's relevant how?

[@alikathiphopoprah5507]

What is ur point?...

[@JohnRinNoHo]

@@alikathiphopoprah5507 The point is that you are responsible for your own actions and that everyone probably has ancestors that were slaves or treated cruelly and/or unfairly by today's standards.

[@alikathiphopoprah5507]

@@JohnRinNoHo a gov't can be n should be held responsible....we agree John!

[@JohnRinNoHo]

@@alikathiphopoprah5507 Yes and no .Certainly if a government commits illegal actions it should be held responsible. However, the issue at hand, slavery, was legal at the time it existed. History cannot be repealed. Another consideration is that a government consists of people agreeing to, or accepting rules or laws that govern individual behavior. The people of today cannot be responsible for what other people did in the past. To do so would be punishing someone for something that he did not do. This groupthink is just a rationalization for taking money from other people instead of earning it on their own.

[@JanFinochio]

That was great! I think its extremely important though to teach where slavery began, in the African continents where tribes were selling captured other tribes to the Arabs. Then of course they were sold to europeans and then those came to the new world. The larger view of slavery keeps things in more of a world perspective.

[@MC-kt5bc]

Bela T.T. Exactly. White people love that argument! As if it somehow absolves their ancestors of their actions. Ridiculous.

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

Yeah, but ummmm Supply and Demand? Would tribes "nations" be enslaving other nations if it were not profitable? Always on this exoneration bs. You didn't do it . WE KNOW!!!!!

[@oswaldjames6295]

@ Fin Cups; " The receiver is Worse than the Thief".

[@jb-vb8un]

M. C. - the erorr is describing all " whites " as slavers ; that would be the DEMOCRAT PARTY utilizing paramilitary groups such as the KGC, KKK, BLM, ANTIFA

[@bobbiehoskins8782]

THEY WERE FORCED AND LIED TO. The transatlantic slave trade was a sinister, demented, UNPRECEDENTED display of human genocide and brutality. That’s the facts Jan

[@aliciah6005]

Burn school history books and refuse their version of history for you and/or your child. They should be sued for selling us false information.

[@stlbree1of1]

Ny try act like theyre so liberal & free loving yada yada sike they had their hands dirty in this too

[@FaithandNova]

Every state in the US hands were dirty

[@andreawalker5891]

What important is the north wants to move on

[@rond7534]

God bless you guys and your families

[@Virus-wc5vt]

All I can say is WOW 😮 and UNBELIEVABLE, BUT TRULY TRUE!!!!😐😑😭

[@Manatti06]

Ahh, I thought that was April. She mentioned many good things about this professor.

[@palmares77]

If you want a real zinger, search how Rhode Island benefitted off of slavery and its role..... We are real info nerds on here, if we caught this one.....LET'S GO.

[@cm8291]

If story of slavery wont be taught in schools than the stories of our families will have to be taught between families. Its the stories and struggles of families.

[@pepperoniface6119]

Wooden stocks and bondage ..stocks and bonds are only way to get that far ahead by having slave labor ...

[@kingcole55]

I hope whoever set that mic up learned to check the gain after this shoot. Audio quality of the interview is terrible. I recommend a 32-bit float recorder!

Looking at the condition of America in these current times and assessing the plight of the people. I wonder - IS THIS KARMA ? Or, as the Bible mentions: "As a man SOWETH, the same shall he also REAP !!" " Indeed I TREMBLE for my country when reflect that God is JUST: that his JUSTICE cannot sleep for ever.........." (Thomas Jefferson)

[@gabrielaestefania7814]

Had no idea. Wow

[@various32]

What is the story behind the Tiffany Key 11:07?

[@danielmarsala849]

PAY EMPLOYEES A LIVING WAGE RATE

[@utterbullspit]

I had absolutely no idea there was slavery in New York. I looked up this video after finding out Sojourner Truth was a slave in New York. My mind is blown!

[@HardworkDedication]

#Reparations2020

[@harshitmadan6449]

You don't deserve reparations on behalf your ancestors

[@thecraplordsell4575]

We don’t need that. What we need is unity

[@lisanicklos5981]

@@harshitmadan6449 too bad on you. We will receive reparations!!!

[@lisanicklos5981]

@@thecraplordsell4575 you speak for yourself!!! Reparations are owed to the decendants of slavery! And that debt will be paid!

[@SharkAttackFile]

@@lisanicklos5981 Reparation won’t work, but Reconciliation is needed, as South Africa has done

[@rodneyhill9909]

Awesome history lesson

[@teriw56]

Kinda blows the history of slaves were a southern product, the north was right there with them. Check out the term King Cotton.

[@politereminder6284]

Slaves and racism are integral to American history

[@jamessilver6429]

@@politereminder6284 slavery and ethnoreligousraceclass confict is part of world history. if u think america sucks....move

[@jazrivers781]

What was the curriculum called ???

[@Godblessshello]

Very informative, am going to shoot a Music video in some of these areas about black history

[@leavefollow1698]

Negus, I challenge you to do something unknown because the history books would probably say that. RAP ABOUT THE BLACK KINGS AND QUEENS BEFORE AMERICAN SLAVERY. Educate, not reiterate.

[@larkeshaingram1634]

@@leavefollow1698 go listen to Keith Wallace he's very positive and his story is touching

[@atruckin_hairstylist6645]

Eye opening👁👁

[@jamesrhines5379]

We, as Americans must forge ahead, digest and accept the past, come to understanding and move forward honestly and equally as fellow human beings Only then can we heal as a Nation proceeding into a prosperous and peaceful Society. Love, James Rhines.

[@bobbiehoskins8782]

No. Forging ahead ONLY involves acknowledgment, education, and REPERATIONS. My ancestors sacrificed their lives and were forced to build this country like CATTLE and it’s still permeating to this day. There will be a reckoning one day I pray. No more amends.

[@kingfearless4life468]

CAN I REPOST THIS VIDEO?

[@sixstringcity3931]

Went to school on Long Island 1980-93 They were big on Revolutionary War history but the topic covered here…. The city literally built by slaves was brushed over entirely…….

[@elysam5974]

There definitely needs to be more exposure of just how prevalent and brutal slavery was in the so called northern states as it was in southern states.

[@TheZenGarden_]

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 aka the "Transatlantic Slave Trade" = Genesis 15:12-14 ⌛

[@badcommentsnaija1298]

Isn't it evident that Europe and America owe Africa so much, I mean so much... to appease them for all these years of perpetual exploitation, extortion, brutality and what have you... isn't it just obvious...