In this video, I discuss the factors that drove the transformation from indentured servitude to slave labor and the colonial roots of racism. From African Arrival in 1619 to Ethnic European conflict, there was a gradual, but steady process of transformation from indentured servitude to an institution in which black were stamped with slave status.
In this video, I break down the various ways in which the sectional debate over slavery impacted the formation of California. The impact of the slavery debate can be seen in the placement of California’s eastern border and in the struggle to keep slavery out of California…and ex-slaves in it.
Africa was riding high before colonialism, so how did the history of Africa take such a dramatic turn from the wealthy empires of Egypt, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to the Atlantic slave trade and the colonial era? Key events in history of Africa before colonialism help to explain the rise and fall of the continent.
In this video were going to look at African culture — where does it come from and why is it important? Why does culture vary so much from setting to setting? Also, why is it important to understand African culture?
A look at the troubling history of black voter disenfranchisement and the ongoing efforts to suppress the black vote.
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