Originally Posted by wysiwyg

I think he was referring to injustice in general, not slavery. In all actuality, slavery could be easily forgiven if equality for all people was achieved when it was abolished. The major issues lie in the accepted oppression of a whole race of people who were forced to come here and then were thrown away like garbage once the oppressors were done with them. Having said that, the way forward for blacks in todays society is to forgive those transgressions (not forget) and move forward as equals. This means no quota system and not falling back on the race card.