What happened to change it?

We recently looked at pre-European Africa and examined the idea of families the study of Agriculture and civilization. The intricate societies, languages and culture. The idea of African religions and their impact on culture, hierarchies and the development of infrastructure.

We deconstructed the term Eurocentric and the idea that Europe developed Education, history, progress, beauty, religion advancements in science and the idea the anything good and normal comes from Europe.
The idea that Europe means Power.

We agreed to look at the Atlantic African slave trade and when the indoctrination of African began and the powerful slave mentality initially impacted Africa and Africans.

Roots and the story of Kunta Kinte was a powerful example of the history above. His village had strong social infrastructure and culture. Kunta had a strong family with a mother and a father. He had to complete a 'Rite of Passage' into manhood. He eventually was captured and taken to a Slave ship sailing to the United States. He saw what happened to those Africans who had become sick and died along the way. He was also involved with an unsuccessful rebellion aboard the ship. Eventually he landed in the new world and was sold into slavery.
Fiddler was an African who was strutted by the master to socialise Kunta into Plantation life. He soon realised that the desire to be free was powerful for those who had tasted it before.

Notes from class May 27th to May 31st