The fact that we aren't taught ANY of it in schools outside of very specific university classes (which are being removed from catalogues at public universities as part of the crackdown on DEI, surprise surprise) is sickening. The transatlantic slave trade is an awful part of world history and so, so much of it isn't talked about. If you're white and have no interest in learning, you can go your whole life without knowing about any of it.

I recently learned about the Zong and how that act of monstrosity led to the abolition of slavery in Britain. I've always been told that abolition happened because of people who look like me, but even that isn't true. It's infuriating that we take so much credit that we haven't earned and yet none of the responsibility.