Growing Up Black
For some, growing up black entailed battling the twisted perceptions attributable to the legacy of slavery. Cultures have depended upon slavery as a supply of low value labor since ancient times. In America, the slave trade of Africans into North America started within the 1400s and was deemed unlawful by 1808, yet the smuggling continued beyond the ban for one more 50 years. Despite restrictions in the legal slave trade, slavery thrived in the production of cotton, tobacco, sugar and … Continue reading →