| re: Yes, but... |
| Last Edit: singleticket 01:12 pm EST 02/11/21 |
| Posted by: singleticket 01:04 pm EST 02/11/21 |
| In reply to: Yes, but... - MockingbirdGirl 11:59 am EST 02/11/21 |
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You have to wait until the 18th century for the idea of cultural superiority to be based on the supposed innate characteristics of different "races."
The Brahmins didn't wait, they had it down in 2000 BCE.
Ancient mesoamerican culture also had slaves, royal hierarchies and caste systems. That culture had colonies as far north as where St. Louis sits now.
But I can't argue that one of the main ways of looking at the history of race in the US is through the colonial catagorization of race and the way that practice continues into the present. |
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