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Guest Commentator

Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, PhD

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator, Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, PhD is Associate Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas at Austin. David A. Love, JD Managing Editor: Nancy Littlefield, MBA Publisher: Peter Gamble

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Guest Commentary

American Slavery: Separating Fact from Myth

By Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, PhD Guest Commentator

African-Americans have been free in this country for less time than they were enslaved. Do the math: Blacks have been free for 152 years, which means that most Americans are only two to three generations away from slavery. This is not that long ago.

People think they know everything about slavery in the United States, but they don’t. They think the majority of African slaves came to the American colonies,…

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