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ibram

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George Best- travel writer who came up with curse theory Aristotle- creator of climate theory (Greek philosopher) William Penkins- wrote Ordering a familie to make slavery seem not bad. John Cotton - Puritan who used climate theory and collaboration with Richard Mather to create churches, systems and Harvard. John Pory- land owner/curse theory defender AND cousins of George George Yeardley- first slaveowner/first American legislator

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Cockamamie
ridiculous

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Religion can be used to enslave and oppress instead of free and save people. The persistence of theories that contradict reality.

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Vanini- alternative creation story/ African were a different species Locke- whites had pure brains, superior minds. Baxter- tried to assert Africans wanted to be enslaved in order to be baptised. Mennonites- antiracists who equated oppression due to skin color as oppression due to religion Metacomet-Native American war leader who led the resistance against Puritans, but was killed and dismembered by the Puritans, thus ending the resistance. Nathaniel Bacon- saw races as equal : wanted to free slaves and band together with poor whites to fight the common enemy was rich whites. Instigated conflict between Natives and Berkeley. William Berkeley- Governor of Virginia/fur trader/creator of white privilege

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Racist
Anti- Racist
Segregationist
Assimilationist

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Power of literature and media to justify the actions of those in power and turn those abused against each other.

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1. Jason Reynolds wants to ensure his readers that although he will be giving out historic information, this will not just be a book all about dates and will not be set up like a history book.