How accurate is this comment on a part of history most American's don't know? See details.

It’s not entirely objective, but it is pretty accurate. It does implicate a grand conspiracy amongst the elites, which is always a clue for me to distrust, but it is pretty accurate in many ways. The elite whites have long used race as a way to get lower class whites to feel they were superior to someone.

The Mennonites and Quakers were vocally opposed to slavery in the new world. The overwhelming majority of early Americans and a majority of the Founders did not own slaves and many were also vocally opposed to slavery.

You might find this interesting, @zenvelo and @ETpro.

@zenvelo That was pretty much my take on it as well.

@bkcunningham Thanks for pointing out the parts glossed over in his Tim Wise’s talk, and thanks especially for the link. Since its founding days, the USA has been a struggle between the landed gentry who wished to keep ALL power in their own hands, and all the rest of us. In the last 3o years, our owners have been winning. But I think that’s about to change.