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1415
Prince Henry's Caper
Prince Henry's goal was to "capture the main Muslim trading depot [in] Morocco" (22). -
Period: 1415 to
"History of Racism and Antiracism."
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1450
The World's First Racist
According to Kendi and Reynolds, "Zurara was the first person to write about and defend Black human Ownership" (25). -
1526
First Known African Racist
Johannes Leo, also known Leo Africanus, "echoed Zurara's sentiments of Africans, his own people [and called them....] hypersexual savages" (26-7) -
1577
Curse Theory
In chapter 2 of "Stamped," Reynolds explains that "English travel writer George Best determined [...] that Africans were, in fact, cursed" (30) -
Jamestown's First Slaves
A Latin American ship was seized by pirates and "twenty Angolans [on board were sold to] the governor of Virginia" (36). -
Richard Mather's Arrival
Richard Mather was a Puritan who came to America to practice a "more disciplined and rigid" (32) form of Christianity. -
Cotton maather is born
Look on pg. 46-47 for evidence -
"Voluntary" Slaves
According to Richard Baxter, some "Africans [...] wanted to be slaves so that they could be baptized" (39). -
Creation of White Privileges
In response to Nathaniel Bacon's uprising, local government decided to give "all Whites [...] absolute power to abuse any African person" (45). -
First Antiracist Writing in the Colonies
The Mennonites were against slavery because they "equat [ed]" (41) discrimination based on skin color to discrimination based on religion. -
The Witch hunt Begins!
Look for evidence on pg. 49-50 -
First Great Awakening
Look for evidence on pg. 53 -
American Philosophical Society (APS)
Benjamin Franklin created "a club for smart (White) people" (57) to discuss ideas and philosophy. -
The (American) Enlightenment
In the mid-1700's, "new America entered what we now call the Enlightenment Era" (56). -
Phyllis Wheatley's Test
Wheatley "proved herself [as intelligent and] human" (60) by passing a test given by some of the smartest men in the country at the time. -
Declaration of Independence
pg. 68 -
The Three Fifths Compromise
pg. 73-74 -
The Haitian Revolution
pg. 75 -
(Possibly) North America's Biggest Uprising
pg. 80 -
Jefferson's Slave Trade Act
pg. 82-3 -
The Missouri Compromise
pg. 86-7 -
Thomas Jefferson's Death
pg. 88 -
Garrison's First Abolition Speech
pg. 95-6 -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
pg. 98 -
AASS Abolitionist Pamphlets
pg. 99 -
Samuel Morton's Theories
pg.101-2 -
Frederick Douglass' Narrative Published
pg.102-3 -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
pg. 104-108 -
Start of Civil War
pg. 113-114. What is secession? Which states seceded? -
The Emancipation Proclamation
pg. 115-116 -
End of Civil War
pg. 117. What was Reconstruction? What rights did Lincoln want Black people to have? -
40 Acres and a Mule
pg. 120 -
The Fifteenth Amendment
pg. 121-2 -
Black Codes and Jim Crow
pg. 119
