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3 Historical ways to suppress the Black Race / it’s Relevance Today.

I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe. These words are synonymous with the murder of George Floyd and became the catalyst for protest marches, and civil unrest headed, by ‘Black Lives Matter’ in 2020. The skirmishes with the police in the UK, and across the pond, called into question, police- accountability and the excessive use of force, towards some in the black community. The toppling and desecration of the statue of ‘Slave Trader’ Edward Colston in the UK and the and names of roads, universities, and schools came under scrutiny, due to their oppressive links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. (Mirror 2021)

The historical recesses of suppression, racial and social injustice, helps us understand, why this phenomenon was more than skin deep in the beginning. Although rooted in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, it had wider implications and wasn’t determined by colour initially. Eric Williams, former Prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, argued that Forced unfree labour was prolific amongst those who were brown, white, yellow Catholic, Protestant, and Pagan.

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The findings of a report, commissioned on ‘Race and Ethnic Disparities’ in March 2021, sparked further controversy. The report cited religion, family location, and culture as having a greater impact on life chances than racism and racial injustice. The findings also stated ‘the Caribbean experience should not only include information about profit and suffering but about people who transformed themselves into a remodeled African Britain’

The UN experts said the report ‘repackages racist stereotypes into fact and should be rejected’. (Metro 2021) Halima Begumat’ the equality think tank the Runnymede Trust,’ said ‘it sounded like something Thomas Cook should be selling. A one-way ticket to purgatory. ‘ The Labour Party said the Conservative Government must explain ‘why they published content that glorified slavery.’ Historian and Broadcaster, David Olusoga, said ‘they want history to be swept under the carpet’. Whilst others, with expertise In racial- groups, education, and economics refuted the report and the interpretation of the data. (Guardian.com)

‘Doctor Maggie Aderin-Pocock’, an associate of the ‘Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’, said she didn’t deny racism existed, but institutional racism wasn’t borne out by the findings of the report. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZM02kVIQZI.

The conservative government concurred and, encouraged the public to read the report in its entirety, stating ‘We remain proud of the UK’s long history as a Human Rights Champion. Crew J (Metro 2021)

So how does a country, with a lengthy historical inclusion of Human Rights, suppress the black community? To examine this question, we have to look at the historical connections.

Williams arged that the first occurrence involved Indians, but they were ill-prepared for the harsh and demanding conditions of Plantaton slavery. Labour wasn’t initially determined by the colour of one’s skin or their religion. Eric Williams argued it was’ brown, white, Catholic, Protestant and pagan.

The indentuAfricans were renowned for their endurance and their strength and perceived to be suitable for cotton and sugar cultivation. They were stolen on demand to work in the lands stolen from the Indians in America. (Eric Williams 1964 pg 7)

The Ashanti Tribe provided Dutch and British Merchants with slaves in exchange for guns to enlarge their domain. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/16/fact-check-kente-cloths-have-ties-west-african-slave-trade/5345941002/

Prisoners of war were sold as were those given as a gift.

The slaves were regarded as property. Property laws applied. Barbados, a former British colony passed a

Racism occurred as a consequence of Capitalism. (Eric Williams 19647))

18th Century political leaders declared Africans as subservient and suited for enslavement. Their perceived physical differences were the symbols of their inferior position. (https://www.britannica.com/topic/race-human/Building-the-myth-of-Black-inferiority) Blackness was associated with death and evil, they were perceived as barbaric and sexually uncontrollable and their skulls reflected people who who lacked intelligence and suited to serve white people. ( Portcities Bristol https://discoveringbristol.org.uk/slavery/after-slavery/wider-world/black-white-in-britain/racist-ideas/)

And this mythical content had prevailed over and above their human rights cementing, their position as property in the minds of some of those with influence. Winson Churchill said British Colonialism was ‘ good for the subject and primitive races, ‘ https://inews.co.uk/news/winston-churchill-racist-pm-racism-accusations-london-statue-protest-blm-explained-440668. Peter Griffiths, a Conservative MP, won an election in 1964 when he said ‘If you want a Nigger as a Neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour’. ‘No blacks no dogs no irish’ were seen in windows, of those who didn’t want to rent to those coming here to settle. And Enoch Powell’s 1968 Birmingham Rivers of Blood speech, resulted in chaos, with protests, supporting the expulsion of the black people who were invited to the UK to work.

The political parties condemnation of the slave-trade. Tony Blair, condemned these acts as a  ‘Crime Against Humanity’.  David Cameron said ‘Slavery was abhorrent in all its forms, and has no place in a civilised city’. And he gave gifts of 25 million for Jamaican prisons and 300 million for the development of the Caribbean

It would appear that David Cameron’s payment for slavery and

These laws did naught to protect those from the Windrush Generation when they lost

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More recently the

The origins of chattel slavery was formed from interpretations of the bible labeling those descendants from Cush as Africans. The colour of their skin, and the association with evil also condemned them to a life of bondage. https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/history/slavery_1.shtml

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Looking back (church enslaver or liberator http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/church_and_slavery_article_01.shtml. Book Preslavery christianity.

‘Bishop Las Casas, a Catholic Priest, wanted the first cargo of slaves.  Charles Vin,  the ‘Holy Roman Emperor’ and ‘defender of the Catholic Faith’ (Wlkepedia Vi Holy Roman Emperor) gave the official approval in 1517.   (Charles Roman Empire Facts and Quotes)

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Jessa Crew 2021 (The Metro)

Over and above this were the names of those who were incorrectly used to justify this information. .What was said…………….

how did they defend themself. give their defence, make it balanced.

appeared to contradict his victory over Hitler who believed in ethnic cleansing and the superiority of the German race. Yet, Churchill said a ‘higher grade of people had taken the place of black people in Australia and alluded to British Colonialism as ‘being good for the subject and primitive races, ‘ https://inews.co.uk/news/winston-churchill-racist-pm-racism-accusations-london-statue-protest-blm-explained-440668.

when they’re names were included without their permission.

Whilst Hundreds of experts on Education and

And was condemned by the Labour party for

The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, released at the end of March, concluded that while racism and racial injustice still exist, geography, family influence, socioeconomic background, culture and religion all have a greater impact on life chances.

It was widely condemned by MPs, unions and equality campaigners as “divisive” and a missed opportunity for systematic change.

the slavery was not only being about profit and suffering, but how culturally African people transformed themselves into a remodelled African/Britain”. Drawing criticisms from Halima Beguim, boss of racial Equality, , Shadows equality minister Marsha devorba and the Labour government “ who expressed the views that theymust urgently explain how they came to publish content that glorifies the slave trade”.

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The destruction of a statue of a slave trader in Bristol and the criticisms aimed at the Government who found there were no as were following the death of George remain, regarding to racial injustice, and the death of George Floyd. As well as the recent findings from a commission to investigate racial disparities in the UK dismissed a system intentionally against ethnic minorities. regards to the historical suppression of the black race, racial injustice and its relevance to the present day. The death of George Floyd and the recent The image of white police officer …… kneeling on the neck of George Floyd created protests amongst the diverse community in the U.S and in the U.K. and drew criticisms from Boris Johnsons Its’ oppressive legacy was keenly felt when the Caribbean Migrants, were invited to the Mother country to fill the vacant posts.

In the 1960s and 1970’s children from Caribbean families, were classed as ‘educationally subnormal’ said Bernard Coard, author of ‘Tell it Like it is: How our Schools Fail Black Children’. They were classed as children unable to assimilate, sent to special schools resulting in jobs such as dust bin men.

The implementation of ‘The Race Relations Act 1965’ and 1976, the Human Rights Act, to protect immigrants from discrimination in the workplace.  (www.parliament.co.uk) These laws did naught to protect those from the Windrush Generation when they lost access to benefits jobs. the death of George Floyd, in the US skirmishes with police, the toppling of a statue of , a Slave Trader in Bristol and the recent backlash

Peter Griffiths, a Conservative MP, won an election in 1964 when he said ‘If you want a Nigger as a Neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour’. ‘And Enoch Powell’s wiped up histeria when he said in 15 or twenty years time the black man will have the whip over the white man. The recent death of George Floyd,by a white police officer led to Protests marches and skirmishes with the police in Westminister and the toppling of a statue of Edward Colson, a Slave Trader in Bristol. and condemnation from the Home Secretary Preti Patel and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

One could argue that the ‘The Race Relations Act 1965’ and 1976, the Human Rights Act, protect immigrants from discrimination in the workplace.  (www.parliament.co.uk) Other acts followed, s ‘The Immigration Act 19 and the Prime Ministers’

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‘Bishop Las Casas, a Catholic Priest, wanted the first cargo of slaves.  Charles Vin,  the ‘Holy Roman Emperor’ and ‘defender of the Catholic Faith’ (Wlkepedia Vi Holy Roman Emperor) gave the official approval in 1517.   (Charles Roman Empire Facts and Quotes)

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2. Peter Griffiths, a Conservative MP, won an election in 1964 when he said ‘If you want a Nigger as a Neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour’. ‘No blacks no dogs no irish’ were observed in windows, of those who didn’t want to rent to immigrants. And Enoch Powell’s 1968 Birmingham speech, led to unrest, in support of Powell’s endorsement of expulsion.  
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Slavery was abolished in ……. in the British Empire , but this did little to alleviate the backlash, those from the Caribbean faced when they were invited to Britain, to work after the war. Peter Griffiths, a Conservative MP, won an election in 1964 when he said ‘If you want a Nigger as a Neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour’. ‘No blacks no dogs no irish’ were seen in windows, of those who didn’t want to rent to those coming here to settle. And Enoch Powell’s 1968 Birmingham Rivers of Blood speech, resulted in chaos, with protests, supporting the expulsion.

Statues such ‘The Race Relations Act 1965’ and 1976 were introduced, to protect immigrants from discrimination in the workplace.  (www.parliament.co.uk) Other acts followed, such as ‘The Immigration Act 1971’

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How mny have encountersituations where they felt ‘less than’. Bullied and made to feel inferior because we looked different. How many of us were picked out at school and because we were afraid to tell the teacher

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What is it about the toxic effects of Chattel Slavery, that creep up on you? Sapping your confidence and stealing your identity. What is it when a white man deems a black man as inferior, an item? Property that doesn’t have the same rights as another human being, and justifies this treatment with biblical scriptures. In this blog, I want to encourage you to think. Take a pen and paper and write your own thoughts and ideas as we explore the objective reality of characters in a play struggling with the legacy of slavery.

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