You never hear them mention how they enslaved their own race back in Africa...
you dont know anyhting about history of africa do you? Africa was under european colonisation. The black people were controled by the white european.
I dont think that the whole black issue is only about USA slavery... i think that it is because it was done on such a big scale that the black population has a right to still be sensitive about it.
Should the politician not say "get over it"? YES
Should they infact stop looking at the past to be able to look forward? Yes what he was trying to say is something i agree with... But i agree that the way he said it is unexeptable and disturbed the black comunity.