Very moving soliloquy Barry. I just wish to point out one major discrepency, white slavery has NOT been abolished forever. Particularly the trade of females worldwide. Love slaves for sale. Forced prostitution, mutilation, etc. While this trade is not limited to white females, they tend to have the same status symbol iconisim as owning black slaves did in prior times. Ever notice how the buxom blonde with blue eyes sells every BIG, NEW and BETTER product even to predominately black, hispanic, and asian markets? Is it any wonder why the women abolitionists fought so hard for the rights of slaves? They saw themselves in the plight of the slaves, they were only a step removed as wives or the chattel of their men. Any human being degraded, abused, stripped of identity and self-worth is a slave. The unfortunate circumstance that this would still be happening today just goes to show that enlightenment is a sloooooow process for everyone, black, white, male, female etc..