Angelyn
Female
I'm just going to throw this in for discussion's sake:
The article linked below is to someone descended from a slaveowner and slave trader.
She's proud of her great-grandfather who "was renowned for his business prowess, outstanding boldness, strong leadership, vast influence, immense contributions to society, and advancement of Christianity". She argues that her ancestor "lived in a time when the fittest survived and the bravest excelled. The concept of "all men are created equal" was completely alien to traditional religion and law in his society", and that "It would be unfair to judge a 19th Century man by 21st Century principles".
She says her family is very proud of the fact that he resisted the abolitionist forces who invaded her land from the North.
www.bbc.com
The article linked below is to someone descended from a slaveowner and slave trader.
She's proud of her great-grandfather who "was renowned for his business prowess, outstanding boldness, strong leadership, vast influence, immense contributions to society, and advancement of Christianity". She argues that her ancestor "lived in a time when the fittest survived and the bravest excelled. The concept of "all men are created equal" was completely alien to traditional religion and law in his society", and that "It would be unfair to judge a 19th Century man by 21st Century principles".
She says her family is very proud of the fact that he resisted the abolitionist forces who invaded her land from the North.
'My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves'
The legacies of colonial slave-traders are being reassessed, but what about the Africans who profited?
www.bbc.com
