The awkward beginning of this interview is what happens when an an interviewer is uneducated about race, racism, and the history of oppression.
The interviewer begins nervously with a question from her own Euro-centric perspective. Because she seems to feel guilty and seems to want to hide the bad the Europeans have done – she seems to think others feel the same as her.
PS – around 17:00 you will here from the “Mexi-Kenyan” 😀
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“Take a quick look at the Texas Historical Commission’s plaque about the plantation again. There is no mention of enslaved African Americans. Credit for the plantation’s success is given to machines, horses, and Jackson himself. Likewise, none of the other signs recognized the constant, coerced labor African Americans faced. Additionally, we know black women were very likely to face all kinds of sexual abuse.
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Enslaved African-Americans in Brazoria County produced 3/4s of the entire state’s output.
In no way did anyone running Plantation Day try to recreate the cruel dynamics that existed under slave societies.
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In no way did anyone running Plantation Day try to recreate the cruel dynamics that existed under slave societies.”
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