Selling of Joseph A Healing Message from History Book

The main message of this book is recognition of the undeniable fact that continental Africans played a key role in selling their fellow Africans to slavery. The book pleads for forgiveness from an African perspective. The biblical story of the selling of Joseph to slavery by his own brothers was examined to look at black slavery in the Americas, a similar historical injustice which occurred in the modern era of human history.

Using themes extracted from the aforementioned story, the author skillfully brings out a new perspective for looking back at the painful chapter of black slavery in history: a healing message of hope for forgiveness. This message urges sincere admission of wrongdoing and plea for forgiveness on the part of the transgressors; at the same time it calls for due recognition of the accomplishments of black slaves and their descendants in the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

Finally, the author introduces a concept of 'moral reparations' as a first step to achieve everlasting healing for historical injustices, like black slavery, which oppose groups of people-not merely one group and a government. The message is one of healing, and is considerably one if not the most refreshing perspective on the topic today.