Royal Servants of the King

The image of a slave contrived in the minds of many today is that of a filthy and dehumanized creature, forced to do the bidding of his or her master. Why is a picture like this ingrained upon the recesses of our brains in such a derogatory way? The simple truth is that it originates from our own nation’s history of slavery which began in the seventeenth century. In just a few short years, this act of taking upon other humans as property with harsh treatment had become prominent. Contrary to...