What are the reasons why White Americans treated African Americans so badly in the years of slavery?
A. Let’s begin by recognizing that all slaves everywhere were, and are, treated badly. Slavery has existed since the times of ancient Greece and Rome, and it still exists today in many parts of the world. It existed, and exists wherever human beings allow their greed to overcome their compassion. You cannot “own” another human being, but you can own possessions, things and objects. Therefore, persons who owned slaves refused to recognize the basic humanity in the slaves that they owned and instead viewed these persons as something less than human beings. I stated above that all slaves everywhere were and are treated badly. I understand that some cultures claim to respect certain rights among those they considered as slaves, and that those slaves were treated as members of the family and treated with basic human dignities. I reject this claim, because slavery is, in itself, an abomination to all persons who respect the basic right of any person to decide their own fate. To answer your q
