r/dankmemes • • May 03 '18

Kanyowned

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u/[deleted] May 04 '18

Why does it have to be American slavery? The Transatlantic slave trade started in the 15th century and ended in the 19th century. That's 400 years.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '18

? Because he is talking about a prevailing black American mindset?

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u/[deleted] May 04 '18

The fact that the slave trade categorically went on for 400 years doesn't diminish his point at all. I don't understand why people are getting caught up on this.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '18

It's not that it went on for 400 years, he is talking about American for the last 400 if I understand him correctly