Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Bicentennial for the Abolition of Slave Trade to US Tomorrow

An Even Better Reason to Celebrate has a nice longer version of this quote from a NYT OpEd piece on tomorrow being the bicentennial for the ablution of slave trade to the United States.

WE Americans live in a society awash in historical celebrations. The last few years have witnessed commemorations of the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase (2003) and the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II (2005). Looming on the horizon are the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth (2009) and the sesquicentennial of the outbreak of the Civil War (2011). But one significant milestone has gone strangely unnoticed: the 200th anniversary of Jan. 1, 1808, when the importation of slaves into the United States was prohibited. Forgotten Step Toward Freedom – New York Times

Please read this article. It mentions the British celebrated their abolition of slave trade last year. Also, the lack of celebration may be due to the distinction here in the US between the end of importing of slaves vs the end of slavery. I found it a fascinating and well written article. Eric Foner has a several books on United States history between the American Revolution and the Civil War. I’ll have to pick up some of them? I’m already 83 books behind reading everything I own.

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4 responses to “Bicentennial for the Abolition of Slave Trade to US Tomorrow”

  1. Venita Bentiez Avatar

    The significant milestone has gone strangely unnoticed: the 200th anniversary of Jan. 1, 1808, when the importation of slaves into the United States was prohibited. But is not unnoticed here in Dallas, Texas. On August 23, 2008, we will join the few high ranking states in American to celebrate the 200th commemorations of the bicentennial. We are meeting the challenges for a social movement dedicated to social change through law reform. We ar the people, paid by the people, for the people, of all races. Join Us on August 23, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.

  2. Mekan Avatar
    Mekan

    Can you imagine what this country could have been had it not committed the evil that is slavery?

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