Indentured servitude was not the same as slavery. These distinctions matter,
Short read.
http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/iris...69653-Oct2015/
Longer read
https://www.opendemocracy.net/beyond...onvenient-myth
Other than that the OP's article was a interesting read. I'd argue theyre in danger of dissapearing from history due to such harmful myths.
guess knowing how these things go I'll have to say again by bringing race/slavery into the discussion I am not calling anyone racist.
Not that saying this will stop the stirrers but worth saying all the same.
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What if "It's Raining Men" and 'Let the bodies hit the floor' are both about the same event but from different perspectives 🤔