“And America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all. The white race believes – believes with all its heart – that it is their right to...
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“And America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all. The white race believes – believes with all its heart – that it is their right to take the land. To kill. Make war. Enslave their brothers. This nation shouldn’t exist if there is any justice in the world, for its foundations are murder, theft, and cruelty. Yet here we are.” ―Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad Once they reached the Americas, enslaved Africans were sold to the highest bidder at slave auctions and, once they had been purchased, slaves worked for nothing on plantations without any rights at all. Often punished harshly, some slaves committed suicide, according to historians, and pregnant women, many impregnated...
“And America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all. The white race believes – believes with all its heart – that it is their right to...
When Anil Nandlall could stand on a stage and tell the population that our hero Cuffy was a proud house slave and African Guyanese who are supporters...
When Anil Nandlall could stand on a stage and tell the population that our hero Cuffy was a proud house slave and African Guyanese who are supporters...
We all know September in Belize is full of color, music, and pride, but do you know why September Tenth is such a big deal? It all goes back to 1798,...
We all know September in Belize is full of color, music, and pride, but do you know why September Tenth is such a big deal? It all goes back to 1798,...
Yeats asked us to cast a cold eye on life and death. America prays, drowning in grief after every incident, but refuses to accept the simple truth:...
Historians say the lessons of this particular time will depend on Americans themselves, and what kind of a nation they want it to be.
Historians say the lessons of this particular time will depend on Americans themselves, and what kind of a nation they want it to be.
FOR Tobago’s plantocracy, the start of the 19th century was the harbinger of doom. Despite the administration’s best efforts, the island was...
FOR Tobago’s plantocracy, the start of the 19th century was the harbinger of doom. Despite the administration’s best efforts, the island was...