The chapter was focused on the comparison of the Atlantic Slave Trade against The Holocaust. The comparisons that I thought of right away were the Middle Passage and the loading of the train cars in Europe. One of the other similarities was when a slave was branded with a hot iron, showing ownership, similar to the tattooing of the Jews in Europe... both taking identity from a person, and turning them into property. The main differences that I saw was that the slaves were able to develop a culture, have families, and were an important part of society. Though captive, I can almost see that there was definitely saw a purpose to keeping them alive for the South. They were a vital part of the economy. It was the goal of the Germans to eliminate every Jew on the map without regard.
My Question:
Can you be a part of something so long, that if an opportunity arises to be "free", would some say no?
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