Again, I couldn't agree more with the importance of being specific, the reason I described a distinction between "black people" and "slaves" in 1780s America as "splitting hairs" is because, as I hope I've made clear, the distinction was both small and fragile. Many freed black people *were* sold into slavery because, again, slavery was …
Again, I couldn't agree more with the importance of being specific, the reason I described a distinction between "black people" and "slaves" in 1780s America as "splitting hairs" is because, as I hope I've made clear, the distinction was both small and fragile. Many freed black people *were* sold into slavery because, again, slavery was predicated on skin colour.
It's possible to be aware of all this, to admit all of this, and focus on a path to something else. I'm not trying to wrap myself in these people's oppression, but I absolutely won't overlook it either. As far as I can see, this is what being specific is.
Again, I couldn't agree more with the importance of being specific, the reason I described a distinction between "black people" and "slaves" in 1780s America as "splitting hairs" is because, as I hope I've made clear, the distinction was both small and fragile. Many freed black people *were* sold into slavery because, again, slavery was predicated on skin colour.
It's possible to be aware of all this, to admit all of this, and focus on a path to something else. I'm not trying to wrap myself in these people's oppression, but I absolutely won't overlook it either. As far as I can see, this is what being specific is.