Was Slavery a Blessing or a curse?

A paradox is a statement or concept that contains conflicting ideas in logic. There are many situations that might be considered paradoxical in nature in the US. Let’s take for e.g. the concept of slaver being considered a blessing. I for one am grateful that my forefathers were brought to the West Indies. I’m glad for my mixed heritage. I love the curry chicken and goat that I got from my East Indian heritage, and the jerk, fry rice and seasoning that I got from my Asian Heritage. Some African Americans I know are glad their forefathers were brought to USA. Now they are 4 generation Americans. I know people of African descent, who are glad to be called Cuban, Brazilian,Caribbean. Yes! They were brought from the mother country as slaves. Today we see a variety of black features, skin color, varying texture of hair, and languages. Africans were taken around the world as slaves. Today the end result, we have many nations of black people living through out the world, and not just on the continent of Africa. So was slavery of Africans a blessing or a curse? Another paradoxical situation is our present president. He seems to be a loving, devoted family man, father, and good husband. Paradoxically he promotes brokenness in women. Wounding from emotional scars, haunting memories for something they were encouraged to do when they were young. Since the president says it is a law, and acceptable to allow young girls to make these hard, harsh decisions, without even their parents knowing about it. I wonder if he would allow his two lovely daughters to have abortions, without telling him or his wife. It is a paradox to see how he enjoys being a husband, father and role model. But he promotes families of children to be raised with the absence of two parents. Science tells us we need 2 pairs of genes, a male and female to create a human being. Yet he teaches kindergartners that a family can consist of two people who cannot procreate or reproduce themselves. Even the the animal Kingdom knows instinctively what to do to procreate. Today many are wondering was it a blessing or a curse to have voted for our first African American President. Was it payback for all the years of slavery? will we live to regret that after years of injustice to African Americans in this country that this is the time of reckoning. Will it be a blessing to America or a curse?