A need to remember Slavery

The word slavery is etched in the minds and or psyche of many across the globe. The institution, still of great discussion and prevalence in the modern world, is often spoken about in correlation with words such as oppression, prejudice, cruelty and death. In its simplified form according to the Oxford Dictionary slavery is defined as “the state of being a slave; a condition of having to work very hard without proper remuneration or appreciation”. However a more extensive look at the institution of slavery can be seen in this writing by Orlando Patterson 1“Slavery is one of the most extreme forms of the relation of domination, approaching the limits of total power from the viewpoint of the master, and of total powerlessness from the viewpoint of the slave”. To say that “Slavery done so we don’t need to remember it” would be to say that the impact that slavery had on the world was small and insignificant. There is indeed a need to remember slavery based upon the lasting effect it has had on the lives of the enslaved, the psychology of an oppressed race , the hardships endured and the methods used to combat it and help its abolition.
Slavery can be said to be derived from the small idea of discrimination. From early time humans found a need to be in power and increase this perception through the domination of others. This in turn left led to perhaps the easiest method of acquiring this by colour .For many person within the Caribbean the institution of slavery occurred following the European contact with the Caribbean and the enslavement of the Amerindians by the Spanish “explorer” Christopher Columbus. The Europeans enslaved the indigenous people of the Caribbean in an effort to conquer the lands and acquire free labour in order to build the prestige and power of their countries .Slavery would later be adopted by many other countries which include the US and utilized labour from Africa. One of the most influential impacts of slavery, was the formulation of society