Some of the discussion on these pages has touched on slavery, particularly the values and practices of Sephardic Jews as slave owners. I assume most of us are familiar with the music of Bob Marley. This song is very expressive of that story:Old pirates, yes, they rob ISold I to the merchant shipsMinutes after they took IFrom the bottomless pitBut my hand was made strongBy the hand of the AlmightyWe forward in this generationTriumphantlyWon't you help to singThese songs of freedom?'Cause all I ever haveRedemption songsRedemption songsEmancipate yourselves from mental slaveryNone but ourselves can free our mindsHave no fear for atomic energy'Cause none of them can stop the timeHow long shall they kill our prophetsWhile we stand aside and look? OohSome say it's just a part of itWe've got to fulfill the BookWon't you help to singThese songs of freedom?'Cause all I ever haveRedemption songsRedemption songsRedemption songs