Enslavement of Blacks. . .the worse? Options

[hotsoup]

The issue of why African Americans/Blacks seem to think that the enslavement of their ancestors was so much more horrible than the enslavement of other people has come up many a time in discussions centered on race and ethnicity. So, I figured I'd just go ahead and start a discussion on the subject. Hopefully, one doesn't already exist.

So, my opinion.

I actually wrote a paper on this very subject last year for a history class I was taking at college. While I argued from an economical stand point in my paper, I think I'll go with the skin color issue here.

Every time I gain some new knowledge, my opinion seems to change, but I believe that the main reason the enslavement of Blacks is considered to be such a heinous crime and held above similar crimes is because it was based almost solely on skin color and the complete domination of an entire race thought to be some how deviant or against God in nature. I'll try to elaborate more on my stance once a discussion picks up.

[1angel3]

I don't know way people compare Black Slavery and the Holocaust, they're not the same. Slavery was more of an lobar thing and the Holocaust was more of an ethnic cleansing. My friend said Holocaust is worse because they didn't get feed. Why would they feed them, they was trying to wipe out the whole Jewish race.

You can't compare them.

[*ersatz*]

I don't know way people compare Black Slavery and the Holocaust, they're not the same. Slavery was more of an lobar thing and the Holocaust was more of an ethnic cleansing. My friend said Holocaust is worse because they didn't get feed. Why would they feed them, they was trying to wipe out the whole Jewish race.

You can't compare them.

Well, if you're bent on comparing, then look up Jewish enslavements before the Holocaust.

Anywho, I don't see why anyone's comparing...who cares what's worse? They're all pretty damn bad, and it would be great if there wasn't any at all.