This Thanksgiving—Confront the Actual History of this Country: America Was NEVER Great! FRIDAY - The Michael Slate Show on "The Other Slavery"

From revcom.us:
This Thanksgiving—
Confront the Actual History of this Country:
America Was NEVER Great!

November 22, 2017 | Revolution Newspaper | revcom.us

Bob Avakian recently wrote that one of three things that has “to happen in order for there to be real and lasting change for the better: People have to fully confront the actual history of this country and its role in the world up to today, and the terrible consequences of this.” (See “3 Things that have to happen in order for there to be real and lasting change for the better.”)

In that light, and in that spirit, “American Crime” is a regular feature of revcom.us. Each installment will focus on one of the 100 worst crimes committed by the U.S. rulers—out of countless bloody crimes they have carried out against people around the world, from the founding of the U.S. to the present day.

Below are four installments from this series so far that focus on Native Americans.

American Crime Case #56: The 1864 Sand Creek Massacre

American Crime Case #90: The Sullivan Expedition, 1779—Genocide of Native Peoples and Scorched Earth in Upstate New York

American Crime Case #72: Wounded Knee Massacre, 1890

American Crime Case #77: Christopher Columbus Brought Genocide and Slavery to the "New World," and America Celebrates Him for It

Read the entire series here

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This week's show:

Thanksgiving Special: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America, a Conversation with Andres Resendez, author of The Other Slavery  Special Thanksgiving edition. This is a time when we're called on to celebrate the so-called "promise of America"  --  of America's greatness. The truth is, it's a perfect day to remember the genocide and enslavement of Native peoples, yet another example of why  America was never great. The whole show is going to be an interview I did with historian and author Andres Resendez, on his book, The Other Slavery, The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America. Andres Resendez tells the little-known story of the enslavement of countless native people in the Americas, including the US. This slavery lasted into the 20th Century, and was particularly brutal in California, where whole peoples were enslaved. The impact of these barbaric practices continues today, as Native peoples remain among the most oppressed groups in America. The forced labor of native people helped provide the foundation for the US economy. This is an essential part of the history of the development of capitalism, and a history that has been unknown, or relegated to a few scattered scholarly papers, accessible to only a few. Andres Resendez is a professor of history at the University of California, Davis.