Further the blame for America's slavery past is placed upon the whites now living in America who had virtually no dog in that fight. A tiny, tiny number of current Americans are related to the mainly British and French elite who received huge land grants to grow Indigo and rice in the rich soil of the south in the 1600's. Read "Slaves in the family" for a true, true picture. Written by one of the great, great, great, greats of the original Ball Plantation owner/rice farmer in Charleston.. A heart rendering and dramatic picture. They owned many white slaves per the old, old mainly black women interviewed who passed down the stories. The whites were used for more technical tasks such as builders but were far less valued and received less food and medical care and shelter than did the black slaves since the black slaves were highly valued and were worth a ton of money. And the whites were expected to move on after about 7 years. Those whites were the forefathers of most of the white pop of today's south. The extreme poverty of the southern whites in the 19th and 20th centuries was a direct product of the start they received in America. And underscored the worthlessness of their lives for years.

However the stain on blacks is still felt. And then reconstruction pitted the poor whites against the poor blacks just released from bondage. South losing the civil war saved both as it were. Particularly the poor whites as it gave them value. Value as share croppers which replaced slavery. The poor whites were manipulated by about 1380 ultra rich southern aristocrats into "protecting THEIR country" and fighting the fight for these ultra wealthy land owners who had dreams of owning the west, Mexico and invading South America. One hell of a story.