Slavery was cruel, but as a result of slavery, we have African-Americans living in this country today who are living here in situations that are probably much better to endure than if they were living in Sub-Saharan Africa. If you had the choice knowing the lifestyle of people living in Africa and knowing the lifestyle of people living in the United States, which would you choose? Pure and simple.”
Where do you even begin in analyzing this quote? While he doesn’t say it directly in the above quote, he is once again basically stating that slavery was a ‘blessing in disguise.’
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But I think the end result — that they [African-Americans] did get to live in America, although the means for getting here were terrible — I think the end result was better than it would have been if they had to live in Africa themselves.”
”State Rep. Jon Hubbard (R-Jonesboro)
