On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963; Martin Luther King outlined a dream of an America where people would not be judged by the color of their skin. That dream has yet to be realized; but some three centuries ago it was a reality. Back then; neither social practice nor law recognized any special privileges in connection with being white. But by the early decades of the eighteenth century; that had all changed. Racial oppression became the norm in the plantation colonies; and African Americans suffered under its yoke for more than two hundred years.In Volume II of The Invention of the White Race; Theodore Allen explores the transformation that turned African bond-laborers into slaves and segregated them from their fellow proletarians of European origin. In response to labor unrest; where solidarities were not determined by skin color; the plantation bourgeoisie sought to construct a buffer of poor whites; whose new racial identity would protect them from the enslavement visited upon African Americans. This was the invention of the white race; an act of cruel ingenuity that haunts America to this day.Allen’s acclaimed study has become indispensable in debates on the origins of racial oppression in America. In this updated edition; scholar Jeffrey B. Perry provides a new introduction; a select bibliography and a study guide.
#680701 in Books Phoenix Press 2001-12-31Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.10 x 6.26 x 9.20l; 1.21 #File Name: 1842124684368 pages
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Exploration Fawcett - The great AdventureBy TBouThis book is based on the letters and memoirs of Col. Percy Fawcett. He traveled through the mapping the borders between Peru; Bolivia; and Brazil in the time of the rubber boom. His adventures range from encounters with savage primitives such as the Maricoxi (look for the chapter where the Maxubis warn him about the Maricoxi... "vincha Maricoxi chimbibi coco" ..if you visit the Maricoxi you will be food for the pot) to the dangers of electric eels and pirhanas!Fawcett is best remembered for the ill fated expedition he launched at age 56. He; along with his eldest son and a friend; attempted to penetrate unexplored regions in search of a lost civilization. They were never heard from again. His disappearance has been a source of speculation ever since.This is one of the most remarkable of adventures. You will experience the South America of the early 1900's in a way you never could have previously imagined. Try it...you won't be sorry.Tom Bouklas(This book was published in Great Britain as Exploration Fawcett and in America as Lost Trails Lost Cities)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Amazing tribute to a father lost to an obsessionBy Bill ThompsonAmazing tribute to a father lost to an obsession. Wonderful insight into a world all but a few ever new.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Kindle Customer Connievery happy
