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In reply to the discussion: Gov. Ralph Northam Calls Slaves 'Indentured Servants' In Interview, Gets Corrected [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)In fact, it supports Nottham more in that he referenced the 1619 date and English colonials. Also, the only attemp by the Spanish to have slaves in that period in what was then America failed badly when the slaves revolted at Jamestown and basically ended that colony in 1526. There was no record of the Spanish establishing slavery in what was then Mexico, slavery later came to that region by expansion from a growing America.
I am not arguing with you about the morality of slavery, to hold people against their will and brutalize them is beyond immoral. What I am debating you on is the reference point that Northam explicitly used. You can argue that he was ignorant to use that reference point, but even in that area, your argument would be debatable.