Posted in History on Apr 29th, 2009
There were no slaves
There are no slaves now and never were.
The people we have been referring to as ‘the slaves’ were (and are) in fact enslaved men and women. They were people who had as much intelligence, dignity and capability as you and I have. ‘Slaves’ are not who they were.
Posted in Anglo-European Primacy, Arts, Culture, Education, History, Law & Justice, Racism on Mar 25th, 2009
When my friend Chidrup and I talked about racism in the US, there was a big chunk of information missing from his understanding: He didn’t know about the history of white domination and the enslavement of African people in the United States for nearly four-hundred years. It was hard to tell Chidrup the truth. I’m [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 12th, 2009
If you haven’t seen it, there’s a wonderfully addictive blog filled with passive aggressive notes found in public spaces. None, however, comes close to this letter sent in 1865 by a freed slave to his former master, who had graciously invited the man and his family back from the North to serve him in freedom. [...]
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