10 Lies You’re Told About American Slavery

Slavery remains one of the most uncomfortable subjects in the history of the United States of America. Indeed, it can hardly be relegated to being only American “history” as we’ll soon see in greater depth. There are large groups of historical revisionists that have a vested interest in trying to downplay it or reshape it in a way that’s more comfortable for their agendas. There are also some people that have grown up with overly simplistic versions of slavery in the past and its current state. We here at TopTenz will strive do our small part to push back against both. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Help us translate our videos: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_queue?msg=10&tab=0 - Learn more why you might want to help: http://ift.tt/1l7FnjV Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: http://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: Top 10 TERRIFYING Facts About MAORI WARRIORS https://youtu.be/V-5-1ffAe9w?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnJxUxVB7_iVyUoudkWy59vW Top 10 Toughest VIKING WARRIORS https://youtu.be/dmsC4T7UiNY?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnJxUxVB7_iVyUoudkWy59vW Text version: http://ift.tt/2rEKyMy Coming up: 10. “Abolitionism was a Popular Northern Movement” 9. “The American Civil War was Not About Slavery” 8. “Slaves Fought for the Confederacy” 7. “Slaves were Rarely Killed by Labor” 6. “Freed Slaves Took Control of Southern Governments After the American Civil War” 5. “Slaves Were Only Owned by the Wealthiest” 4. “Even if the South Won the Civil War, Slavery Would Have Ended Shortly After” 3. “The First Slaves in America Were White People!” 2. “Slavery was a Southern Problem” 1. “Slavery is Illegal in America” Source/Further reading: https://youtu.be/2d2_zeJTJcw http://ift.tt/2xtJiOn http://ift.tt/1hkyWFK http://ift.tt/2uZ8o7E https://youtu.be/W6QAqU2KpaY http://ift.tt/2y5cOy6 https://youtu.be/R4v_yRFf4-Y http://ift.tt/2xu5Pu8 http://ift.tt/2y5cP58 http://ift.tt/2wa9VLd http://ift.tt/2cv1Hon http://ift.tt/2xukRAb http://ift.tt/1Q8p0Mg http://ift.tt/1Ocjmf5 http://ift.tt/2y3mObc http://ift.tt/2xu7CiY http://ift.tt/2y3mPfg http://ift.tt/2xtSa6u http://ift.tt/2y5cPCa http://ift.tt/2xu8mEZ http://ift.tt/2y3mQjk http://ift.tt/2xumUUO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6QAqU2KpaY http://ift.tt/2y5cQGe http://ift.tt/2xu7cJA https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=74&v=R4v_yRFf4-Y http://ift.tt/2y5cSOm http://ift.tt/2xtS7aY