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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 Mather is Born
Through a twisted family line "Increase and Maria have a son. February 12, 1663." (47-48.) -
"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!
After "Parris's nine-year-old daughter suffered convulsions and chokes" he believed it was the act of a witch, then starting the witch hunt.(49-50.) -
First Great Awakening
Another set of racist rules were created that "swept through the colonies in the 1730s".(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
Thomas Jefferson wrote a document main point being "All men are created equal." (68). -
The Three Fifths Compromise
An agreement stating "Every five slave equaled three humans." 73-74 -
The Haitian Revolution
Nearly, "half a million enslaved African in Haiti rose up against French rule." Shocking everyone and winning (78). -
(Possibly) North America's Biggest Uprising
Possibly the biggest revolt planned for "Saturday, August 30,1800" never happened due to "two cynical slaves slaves-snitches" (80). -
Jefferson's Slave Trade Act
Thomas Jefferson created a act "to stop the import of people from Africa and the Caribbean into America" yet it had no real effect (85). -
The Missouri Compromise
Congress made Missouri a slave state but to maintain "Balance" they also admitted Maine(89). -
Thomas Jefferson's Death
Finally on July 4 he had "his final sight" surrounded by his slaves (92). -
Garrison's First Abolition Speech
Asked by the ACS William Lloyd Garrison gave his speech. "He was smart and forward-thinking"(99) -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A "slave and a preacher" ready to rise against those in power(102). -
AASS Abolitionist Pamphlets
Garrison using his writing to spread knowledge. "He wrote a book the refuted colonizationists " and introduced AASS (103). -
Samuel Morton's Theories
Samuel Morton "was measuring the skulls of human" to determine that white people had larger skulls meaning greater knowledge (106). -
Frederick Douglass' Narrative Published
The book represented the knowledge he was able to gain as a slave. "It outlined Douglass's life and gave firsthand account of the horrors of slavery" as well (108). -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe shared ideas about the injustices of slavery. In Uncle Tom's Cabin that "exploded and became the biggest book of its time" (112). -
Start of Civil War
The chance to fight for themselves and get revenge. Slaves "wanted to fight against their slave owners" joining northern soldiers in battle (120). -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Now a bill passed declaring slaves shall be free. For this "Lincoln was labeled the Great Emancipator" (122). -
End of Civil War
Civil war ended April 1865 Lincoln had a plan. A thought no president had before him, the black people "(the intelligent ones) should have the right to vote"(123). -
40 Acres and a Mule
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The Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment was made on February 3,1870. Stating "no one could be prohibited from voting due to" their race/color(128). -
Black Codes and Jim Crow
Restrictive laws made to limit the freedom of African Americans. "They would quickly evolve unto Jim Crow laws" legalizing racial segregation." (126).
