January 31, 2010 Television Show 6 of 10

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An email that arrived today reminds me that I am fortunate to have many friends from diverse backgrounds. This gives me a social advantage over people who, day in and day out, only see folks with graduate degrees from prestigious universities. How many of them, do you suppose, ever get an email from a friend who gives thanks that black folks were evacuated from Africa in slave ships so they could be introduced to Christian salvation? Anyone who has read American history has the impression that slaves were introduced to Christian salvation to keep them from cutting off their chains and starting a revolution.