An Examination of Racism in the Deep South of America From the1930's to the 1960's through a variety of texts.

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An Examination of Racism in the Deep South of America From the1930's to the 1960's through a variety of texts.

"Race: a group of persons having a common ancestor... family, kindred people, genus, species, breed, variety, or class of persons..."

That is what the dictionary says, so why so much hatred, politics and fuss??

The Anglo - American slave trade, started in the 16th century when the first Hispanic people settled in Mexico and the Caribbean. From there, the other Europeans who migrated took black Africans to work on their cotton and tobacco plantations.

This started the very wealthy "Slave Triangle" in which many Captains sought profit. The ships would sail empty from England, Spain, France or Portugal to the African countries to catch slaves. After filling their holds with human cargo they would set sail for the Caribbean. Once there, the Captains sold the slaves to the dealers in return for cotton or tobacco, which they would sell for a large profit back at home.

These slaves were then the full property of their masters and he or she could do anything they liked to them and treat them in anyway they