“Racism was a whispered note in The American Enlightenment.” To understand this quote, you must have a sense in what “The American Enlightenment” is all about. It was an idea that originated in Europe, traveling to the U.S. arriving via port cities and plantations. It was a new way of thinking. America was new, foreign, and therefore represented this new way of living for the Europeans. They saw America as their, “Redemptive Land”. They were free to experiment with ideas and social norms. Ideas supported by individuals such as Newton and Jefferson played a role of influence in The American Enlightenment as well. It included God, law, and science, to form a more “moral humanity”.
The Europeans who now settled in America, claimed that in this new way of thinking, slavery did not entirely degrade the slaves. Their treatment was softened by religion. They even encouraged baptism among the slaves, and they claim much interest wasn’t in owning leaves, but to only teach them a lesson. What you must understand about human nature is man is always going to put self first. What best interests yourself. There is a history of man giving up long term progress for long term gain, for short term gain because its quicker to achieve and in the moment. The Europeans came here with an agenda, and it is without a doubt a certainty that slavery was a part of their plan to achieve this.
They even used religion to justify slavery. They stopped allowing slaves to read, to study the bible, and prevented them from gathering in large groups. They were afraid that a revolt would occur. That alone tells you there’s something in the Bible that wasn’t in accordance with the way they were treating the leaves. That all men are equal and came from the same origin. So of course they didn’t want the slaves to read this. They wanted them to believe that whites and blacks have different origins. Black man came from apes. Benjamin Franklin even stated there is a natural hostility between the races. There was always an Glenda to separate man and have black people at the lowest of rankings. The American Enlightenment is nothing but a form of propaganda.
The Europeans who now settled in America, claimed that in this new way of thinking, slavery did not entirely degrade the slaves. Their treatment was softened by religion. They even encouraged baptism among the slaves, and they claim much interest wasn’t in owning leaves, but to only teach them a lesson. What you must understand about human nature is man is always going to put self first. What best interests yourself. There is a history of man giving up long term progress for long term gain, for short term gain because its quicker to achieve and in the moment. The Europeans came here with an agenda, and it is without a doubt a certainty that slavery was a part of their plan to achieve this.
They even used religion to justify slavery. They stopped allowing slaves to read, to study the bible, and prevented them from gathering in large groups. They were afraid that a revolt would occur. That alone tells you there’s something in the Bible that wasn’t in accordance with the way they were treating the leaves. That all men are equal and came from the same origin. So of course they didn’t want the slaves to read this. They wanted them to believe that whites and blacks have different origins. Black man came from apes. Benjamin Franklin even stated there is a natural hostility between the races. There was always an Glenda to separate man and have black people at the lowest of rankings. The American Enlightenment is nothing but a form of propaganda.
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