Education A Brief History of Slavery in America

1. When Thomas Jefferson wrote that “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence in 1776, there were 700,000 slaves in America. He owned more than a…

Documents Stowage of the slave ship ‘Brookes’ 1790 Up to 500 slaves were transported from the African...

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Stowage of the slave ship ‘Brookes’ 1790 Up to 500 slaves were transported from the African…

Documents Roderick A. McDonald ONMAP February 27, 2008

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Documents Racism = Fear + Ignorance

Racism = Fear + Ignorance Slavery and Racism The Chicken and the Egg Few human practices have provoked such deep and widespread outrage as the practice of one human being…