Exploring Racial Discrimination From 1607 Through This Present Day: A Series

Racial Discrimination is a Revelation of what's in the Human Heart
America: PART 1

Fortunately, there is evidence of hearts that have been genuinely changed, and anyone following this series with honest hearts can determine which camp they are in.
TRUE LOVE NEVER FAILS
We are focusing on America because America has a grim story to tell of racial discrimination throughout its history and it is not pretty. The story has many components, but the basic motivation remains the same. Some of the major motivational components are greed, power and a feeling’s of superiority.
Note: This Is Not Unique to America, It Is a worldwide human heart condition.
We are beginning the story in 1607, because, in this present day, progress can certainly be observed, but there is much evidence that the human heart is deceitful and wicked above all else and cannot be otherwise unless it is truly changed. When we examine this country from the beginning, it will be evident that wicked hearts are no different today than they were in 1607. There have been many promises, proclamations and other official documents in an attempt to rectify some of the wrongs committed in the past, but they can only be partially effective if the heart is not changed.
Source & Example: Statements of Historical Principle http://unpaidlabor.com/

1. During the colonial period (1607-1776), Americans of African descent labored without pay in the 13 original colonies in America and contributed largely to their remarkable prosperity. All of the colonies were tied to the unpaid labor system (slavery) either through their own plantations or by trade relations.
2. The primary purpose of the unpaid labor system (slavery) in America was profit.
3. According to General George Washington, the American Revolution could not have been won without the participation of Americans of African descent.

1. The unpaid labor system loomed so largely in the national life of the 13 original colonies that they could not form the United States of America under a new constitution without addressing and ultimately enshrining that institution in our founding document.
2. Our nation’s capital is located where it is—between two former slave states—because of the unpaid labor system.
3. The addition of states to the United States was directly tied to the expansion of the unpaid labor system.
4. Ten of the first twelve Presidents of the United States owned slaves.
5. Cotton produced by the unpaid labor of Americans of African descent before the Civil War constituted the United States’ largest export and the world’s most profitable crop.
6. The cotton produced by Americans of African descent satisfied the worldwide demand for cotton textiles, launched the “Industrial Revolution” and contributed to the overall economic prosperity of the United States.
7. The American Civil War, the deadliest conflict in our history, was fought over the unpaid labor system, and the enlistment of more than 180,000 Americans of African descent made possible a U. S. victory.
8. By 1860, the only asset in the United States worth more than unpaid laborers was land, and unpaid laborers created much of the value of the land.
9. The United States unpaid labor system became the largest in the world.

July 4, 1776, is the day that the 13 British colonies in America declared their independence from Great Britain. It is the official birthday of the United States of America. The document called the Declaration of Independence tells the reasons for the colonies separating from Great Britain. The war that the colonies fought against Great Britain began in 1775. It ended in 1783.
Of all of the words of the Declaration, the most well known are probably these: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...” For many Americans, looking back upon this declaration over the last 241 years, the words appear to be a lie. If they are black or native or a female or non-Christian or one of the many new genders created by the society they could most certainly hold that view. For many “Americans” living in the colonies over the course of the 169 years before this declaration— they could have had no understanding of this concept of equality. Until 1776, it had no meaning as a concept in civil society for governing.
But what did the founders of this new nation mean by their declaration about the “all men”? They meant all White men that were also property owners. They did not mean slaves or natives or females or those who did not own property.
Some historians conclude that Thomas Jefferson who wrote the words actually meant all White people and people of every stripe when he wrote them. They conclude that his position hardened to include only White male property owners as the war went on. However one looks at that matter what is clear is what actually happened. By the time the Constitution was ratified in 1788, the “all men” of the new Slave Nation had meant White male property owners only — as it had before 1776.
In the context of 1776, the phrase “all men” made sense. Fortunately, over time, the system of government that was put in place in 1776 made it possible for the “all men” to become all black and white and native men and women of all faiths and all gender preferences in the context of civil society and government.
That is good, and it represents the best of what has flowed from the American experiment since 1607. What is not good is the structure of racial superiority and inferiority that was put in place from the beginning to establish and maintain the labor system of slavery. That system existed before the “all men” of 1776. It existed alongside the “all men” of 1776. And, it exists today as a way of thinking. It exists today because the nation has never changed its collective mind about race.
Slavery did not end in 1776: to be continued.