What does Trump tell us about "...how baked-in the fear of Africans is in this country"?
Dr Gerald Horne on why white Americans have perceived Africans "...as eternal aliens and outliers from the very beginning."
Gerald Horne’s ‘The Counter-Revolution of 1776’
"A critical event in the buildup to the American Revolution occurred in 1775 when the Virginia governor, Lord Dunmore, issued an edict 'offering to free and arm Africans to squash an anti-colonial revolt.'
"This edict incited and enraged the colonists and contributed to the momentum for revolution that was then reaching critical mass.
"Horne’s work has never been more relevant or sobering.
"With Donald Trump in the White House and open bigotry, like that witnessed recently in Charlottesville, on the rise, it’s essential to understand how baked-in the fear of Africans is in this country.
"As Horne notes, Africans were perceived by white Americans as eternal aliens and outliers from the very beginning."
Dr Gerald Horne on why white Americans have perceived Africans "...as eternal aliens and outliers from the very beginning."
Gerald Horne’s ‘The Counter-Revolution of 1776’
"A critical event in the buildup to the American Revolution occurred in 1775 when the Virginia governor, Lord Dunmore, issued an edict 'offering to free and arm Africans to squash an anti-colonial revolt.'
"This edict incited and enraged the colonists and contributed to the momentum for revolution that was then reaching critical mass.
"Horne’s work has never been more relevant or sobering.
"With Donald Trump in the White House and open bigotry, like that witnessed recently in Charlottesville, on the rise, it’s essential to understand how baked-in the fear of Africans is in this country.
"As Horne notes, Africans were perceived by white Americans as eternal aliens and outliers from the very beginning."