Towards a Slave Future

Tragic history is never irrecoverable. The history of black slavery in the United States is considered with shame and regret, and it is reasoned that it should have never happened. This essay argues that this manner of characterization deeply limits transformative possibilities. I attempt to reexamine this characterization of slavery in America with a subversive, morbid gratitude and with a will towards a grotesque triumph. I will explore how an alternative to the prevailing interpretation of the history of slavery allows much more to be elaborated on the subject than the predominant contemporary approach.