Slavery: then and now

We’ve talked a great deal about slavery in the past few weeks. When the south closed ranks it began to justify slavery with a whole new fervor using especially the Biblical story of Noah and Ham. I’d like you to look at the story and contemplate why it was interpreted in this way.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2194/whats-up-with-the-biblical-story-of-drunken-noah-part-2

I’d also like you to look at two modern web sites on slavery today. What has changed and what remains the same?

http://www.freetheslaves.net/Page.aspx?pid=348 (please spend at least twenty or so minutes watching some of the videos here and looking at the graphs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZTN0TbsRYA (please view this video).

What are your overall reactions? Thoughts? What can our own history teach us? Why does it seem we have not come very far? This Blog is due Friday December 18th.