Lately we’ve had to talk about white privilege and horrible “excuses” people give for racism. Another issue that seems to continue to see the light of day is the constant need for some to make excuses for slavery. As if there is ever an excuse for dehumanization, degradation or humans used as chattel, some still think slavery was a great thing for the U.S. economy.

But on a recent episode of MTV Decoded, Franchesca Ramsey walks us through five excuses for slavery that need to be STOPPED. Check out her video above and watch as she says what we all want to say when these ignorant comments come our way.


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