While listing to a commentary this morning, the announcer described witnessing Obama's speech in Ghana. The commentator stated he found hope and yet disappointment in Obama's speech when he compared Slavery to the Holocaust. He felt the President was being too politically correct to appease his audience and there should never be a comparison of the two. He stated having never heard a Jewish person compare the Holocaust to Slavery and in addition to hardly ever seeing documentaries on the history channel and beyond about Slavery and the effects thereafter.
I recall taking an African American History class in which the Professor stated more Slaves were killed than the Holocaust. I objected her statement and felt that more Jews were killed than Slaves. As I look back my objection spawned from being educated that African slavery deaths are often exaggerated by race baiting African American Historians. Yet, are there any real numbers that support which group had the highest numbers in terms of killings? Regardless of the numbers, lives were lost, families were split apart and the sadness still lingers. We all still feel the effects on racism and the repercussions on both ends, whether your Black, White, Irish, Jewish, Polish, Middle Eastern, etc.
Do you think Obama was politically correct or incorrect when comparing the Slave trade to the Holocaust?
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