In my recent piece, “The Big Lie of Slavery,” I pointed out that the number of Black people who died as a result of the slave trade was millions higher than we were incorrectly taught.
I typically get thoughtful responses to my essays, including ones that disagree with me. I tend to learn the most from those.
But this time in response, I got the following email:
“You know that Black Americans owned slaves, too, don’t you?”