America Did Not Invent Slavery — It Ended Slavery
A few years ago, I sat in church and listened to a preacher (a substitute for my pastor) who declared from the pulpit what a great and courageous man was William Wilberforce, the famous English abolitionist. The pastor then lamented that it was unfortunate that America did not have a William Wilberforce.
It is unfortunate that so much historical misinformation comes from the mouths of well-meaning individuals, such as this minister, but his statement illustrates the success of those who are not so well-meaning — those who want to distort history to advance the cause of the Left. To the secular progressives who largely run our institutions of education from kindergarten to graduate school, the mass media, the entertainment world, and now the corporate world, the issue is never the issue. The issue is power.
The “1619 Project,” promoted by the New York Times, is a bold effort to undermine the foundations of our constitutional republic by asserting that America was founded, not in 1776, but rather in 1619, when the first black Africans were brought to Virginia. According to this thesis, which is unsupported by the historical record, America was founded on the backs of African slaves, and practically every aspect of American history, including our Constitution, was tainted by the desire to implement and preserve the institution of slavery.
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