Slavery, Colonialism and Capitalism

staggering seventy-nine percent of the work force (Blackford 150). However, today, that number has declined by fifty-seven percent. The unabridged development of the Civil Rights Movement benefits the functionality of capitalism more than any other propagandized convention. Capitalism is fueled by

At the time of slavery, in order to create this process, whites used phenotypical differences between blacks and whites to dehumanize and make blacks seem inferior to whites. Some of these examples of the degradation of blacks based on phenotype are the differences in genitalia “observed” by white scientists and used to explain blacks as being sexually deviant, meaning they were a threat to the maintenance of white supremacy. This logic of slavery for blacks still holds true today

Pillars of White Supremacy.” The three pillars are divided into Slavery/ Capitalism, Genocide/Capitalism, and Orientalism/War. The first pillar of White Supremacy is slavery/Capitalism: America’s history is engraved with slavery because of this there is

display of the relationships between slavery and capitalism and genocide and colonialism. It is also inspired by Beyonce’s song Formation, as well as the music video and her Superbowl performance, in which she is ‘unapologetically Black’ and shows her support for the Black Lives Matter movements and pays tribute to the Black Panther’s. The photo series displays the literal underlying effects and contemporary issues surrounding slavery/capitalism, genocide/colonialism. Together both images represent resistance

the concept of colonialism and post-colonialism, with a particular focus on the impact in planning. Although both concepts are not new, Ania Loomba in her book “Colonialism and Post Colonialism” provides a more exhaustive research on the regards. She argues that colonialism is the physical occupation of territory whereas post colonialism deals with effect of colonization on culture and societies. She also expanded the concepts including two new terms imperialism and Neo-colonialism. This is not

The foundations of racial capitalism, imperialism and colonialism have significantly shaped the existence of African people, and those of the diaspora. As a result of these institutions, the history and implementation of slavery and colonialism have had lasting effects that are essential to the current position of Black folk in Africa and the diaspora; altering the way we view ourselves, our country and the world. Throughout different moments in history, Black folk have equated freedom and liberation

Development During the period of 1885-1905, as Africa was divided into 55 small states, an era of economic tug-of-war between the British and the French known as “The Scramble for Africa” became the target of prosperity. While campaigned to end slavery and all affiliations with the slave trade, this method of colonial rule not only effectively controlled various territories, but also altered the lives of indigenous African people. Through tactics of indirect and direct control performed by the Europeans

The Myrtles Plantation can be understood as a site of dehumanization. It is located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. David Bradford built the plantation in 1794 on an ancient Tunica Indian burial gound (The Moonlight Road). After his death, the property was passed down to different family members and own by various other families (The Myrtles Plantation). The house is rumoured to be the site for more than 10 murders and suicides and at least 12 ghosts (The Myrtles Plantation). The plantation was built

institution they had heavily relied on for centuries in the span of fifty years. This question has plagued historians for nearly two hundred years, as they attempt to identify what caused public opinion to shift from a view of indifference towards slavery to a massive, full-fledged push for abolition. Despite the debate capturing the interests of scholars across a wide-range of specialties, the conversation seems to focus on three major elements and the extent to which they led to the success of the

of the impacts of colonialism. This institution influences on the culture and identity of the indigenous people of the colonized country and thus, these people are caught in a dilemma of preserving themselves from the influences of the other. This identity crisis is portrayed by the writer V.S Naipaul in his novel A House for Mr.Biswas. So in order to make this problematic clear, this chapter will cast light on the socio-historical background of colonialism and British colonialism in Trinidad which