Indeed. I remember watching "Roots" when I was a kid. My parents, having only elementary school educations, and one of those being in a foreign country, could not give me the true insight or background to what I was watching, but school let me know the history, and my parents decency let me know that what I felt was true. I was angry, hurt, and confused. Having memorised the Pledge of Allegiance for each mornings incantations, it was not even bitter sweet, but sour to me to have to recite it.
Not to take over the forum, but upon Googling this letter I also found this:
Frederick Douglass's Letter; To my old masterToday, we talk of free speech, speaking up for what's right, and bettering ourselves. Man, there are few that can hold a candle to either of these gentlemen. Thanks for posting WMM, I love to learn something new every day.