I read an article years ago written by a black man who went to Africa. He was thankful that his ancestors were brought to the US because what he saw in Africa terrified him. The hardships his ancestors suffered enabled him to enjoy the fruits of the US.
“Thank God my Granddaddy got on that boat.” - Muhammad Ali, after seeing Zaire when he fought George Foreman.
When I read the pst before yours, I thought of that very article. The writer became the African Bureau Chief for some major paper and was all excited to be living in the land of his forefathers.
He recounted standing on a bridge during an uprising and seeing multiple headless torso’s floating downstream.
As I recall, he wrote something like “Thank God my great great great grandfather was brought to America as a slave so that my family could live better.