Lol, no I'm not advocating that we enslave black people or something. I'm just curious if people think that, in the long run, Slavery was a good thing for African-Americans. Obviously, I'm not saying that slavery was a cake-walk, or that Americans were justified in what they did; it was a horrible experience for the people who were actually enslaved, but what about their descendents?
It seems that if it weren't for slavery, many current African-Americans would probably be in Africa right now dying of AIDS or hunger, and not living in the Land of Opportunity, where they might not have an equal opportunity to succeed, but surely a better one than your average African.
I totally expect to be flamed, but hopefully there are some people out there who won't misconstrue what I'm trying to say.