Descendants of European Slaveowners in Barbados to Apologize for Slavery

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBY730AAFE.html

Descendants of European Slaveowners March in Barbados to Apologize for Slavery

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) - Bound and shackled, dozens of white descendants of European slaveowners slowly marched through Barbados' capital Wednesday in a symbolic gesture of apology for slavery.

Curious motorists slowed down and peered out their windows as some 50 white men and women wound through Bridgetown under a blazing sun, some with chains around their wrists and ankles and wooden yokes around their necks.

David Pott, a London native who led the group of foreigners and Barbadians, said the march was meant as a symbolic form penitence for the trans-Atlantic slave trade that shipped nearly 400,000 Africans to Barbados between the 17th and 19th centuries to toil on sugar plantations.

"For 200 years ... , British descendants committed unspeakable crimes against people of African descent," Pott said. "We are in a small way apologizing."

[AspenRose]

1. Wow

eom

[psychopomp]

2. That is a heartful gesture

I hope that it goes a long way towards a meaningful bond of mutual understanding and respect among all the people of Barbados...and beyond.

[mandyky]

3. The first step in reparations is

an honest apology! Thank goodness someone in the Western Hemisphere has some sense!

[AspenRose]

5. An apology would be enough for me..however, I don't think it'll ever

happen in this country because to apologize would mean admitting something was WRONG.

And if something was WRONG, then that means RESTITUTION would be in order.

Rather than apologize and place themselves in a position where they'd have to do the right thing, the government will say EVERYTHING short of "we're sorry."

But an apology would go a long way in healing this nation.
Unfortunately, there are those who are profiting from the wounds.

[Oversea Visitor]

4. Haha

Modern slavery worst
You work for money from your master
You pay for shelter
You pay for food
You pay when you get sick

But Slavemaster dont want to pay you enough to pay all this

Amazing Bills being pass through house and senate :rofl:

HOW TO CREATE AND MATAIN SLAVE POPULATION IN AMERICA

Haha

minimium wage :rofl: $5.15 an hour :rofl:
40 hour week only $220 a week :rofl:
Hahaha :rofl: Only country in this WORLD with major paycut :rofl:
Haha elected representative get payrise
Voters take paycut :rofl: