I began thinking of White Supremacy/Racism as a construct, paradigm if you will because we can trace the codification of White Supremacy through laws/codes designed to damage Black people. I know everyone doesn’t have a love of history but for understanding the true nature of Institutional Racism, it is highly instructive. Although, there is much […]
History
Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Exposition Speech, September 18, 1895
Post reconstruction with the advent of Black Codes and institutionalized sharecropping, what direction would most benefit Blacks best. Booker T. Washington was piler of the Black community and had the ear of White America, he had established Tuskegee Institute which was the model for Black educational institutions in the south. Although later controversial, Washington’s Atlanta […]
Slave Codes
Although initially enacted by various states out of fear of slave rebellions, Slave Codes, not only outlined the behavior of Black slaves but also delineated what responsibilities Whites had in regard to slaves; thus were bound by the code. In short, Black and White relationships were codified with “appropriate” punishments. “Slaves did not accept their […]
What Were Africans Doing In 1492?
I ran across this a couple of days ago and thought it would be an excellent addition to my John Henrik Clark, “The Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust” section of the paradigm. Really, understanding Pre-Colonial Africa is imperative for our understanding of the myths that promoted not only the African slave trade but devastated […]
4,000 Years of African American History
4,000 Years, Not 400! Most African Americans descend from the half million Africans who landed on the shores of North America as captives during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The vast majority came from Western Africa (shaded area below) whose history is a story of the rise and fall of many kingdoms and empires. Read […]
The Doctrine of Discovery, 1493
The Papal Bull “Inter Caetera,” issued by Pope Alexander VI on May 4, 1493, played a central role in the Spanish conquest of the New World. The document supported Spain’s strategy to ensure its exclusive right to the lands discovered by Columbus the previous year. It established a demarcation line one hundred leagues west of […]
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust
I initially thought that I would label this section “In the beginning” but Precolonial Africa is a who we are/where are a separate section of the Paradigm. I’ve become enraptured by Dr. John Henrik Clarke. Years ago I first obtained a copy of “Christopher Columbus & the Afrikan Holocaust” many years ago, the Barnes and […]
Review of the African Slave Trade
Recently I had a very disappointing conversation with a former high school classmate about the current racial climate in the United States. His position was the slavery was a long time ago and Blacks should just buck up and get with the American program. Part of his defense was that Africans helped foster the slave […]