There were times in history where people were persecuted for what they believed or by the color of their skin. At some point in time, all religious beliefs have been condemned and entire nationalities have been judged, and that was unfortunate, however, it did happen.

The problem is that people of new generations will not allow the past to remain where it belongs; in the past. People now think they are owed something for what their ancestors had forced upon them. One major issue was slavery. It was awful, and it happened, but people need to move past it.

In fact, slavery existed in African societies long before it did in America. Kings and other governmental officials in Africa often kept slaves. They were an indication of power and wealth. People were then being taken into Mesopotamia (Iraq), Persia and then Portugal as slaves. Later, African kings became very involved in the slave trade by capturing other Africans and selling them.

When the settlers first came over to America, there were white, indentured servants. This remained the case for centuries. It wasn’t until the fifteenth century that African slaves reached America. True, what these people endured was cruel to say the very least, and should have never been subject to such torture. Unfortunately, we cannot change the past.

Now we face racism and blame. There are constantly people trying to get something extra because their ancestors were possibly slaves. Not every white person owes the black population something simply because there were black slaves in America at some point in history and you happen to have the same skin tone. The world is trying to move on, but a certain part of the African American population refuses to allow it. They scream for equality, but in turn demand extras over the white population.

We need to learn from the past and move forward into the future. Let go of the blame and hate, but never forget. As stated earlier, everyone at some point has been persecuted for some reason or another. If we all hold on to the past, no one will ever be able to have peace.

This is just one woman’s opinion. Take care.