Where we could be now without the interruption from people who classify themselves as White should be a question we should all ponder.  It may help us determine what a planet based on Justice would look and feel like.  fyeahblackhistory: Diverse societies flourished in Africa and the Americas for thousands of years before Europeans colonized them. In this hemisphere, there were hundreds of Native nations, each with its own spirituality, language, system of government, and land base. In Africa, societies ranged from complex kingdoms to hunter-gatherer communities, with many tribal, religious, and linguistic differences. But the peoples of these continents had many things in common. Many considered themselves stewards of their ancestral homelands. African and Native groups also held similar ideas about animal spirits, the guiding presence of ancestors, oral traditions, a living world, and extended family relationships. Top: Courtesy Library of Congress, Rare Books Division Bottom: Courtesy Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida ©2002
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Where we could be now without the interruption from people who classify themselves as White should be a question we should all ponder.  It may help us determine what a planet based on Justice would look and feel like. 

fyeahblackhistory:

Diverse societies flourished in Africa and the Americas for thousands of years before Europeans colonized them.

In this hemisphere, there were hundreds of Native nations, each with its own spirituality, language, system of government, and land base. In Africa, societies ranged from complex kingdoms to hunter-gatherer communities, with many tribal, religious, and linguistic differences.

But the peoples of these continents had many things in common. Many considered themselves stewards of their ancestral homelands. African and Native groups also held similar ideas about animal spirits, the guiding presence of ancestors, oral traditions, a living world, and extended family relationships.

Top: Courtesy Library of Congress, Rare Books Division

Bottom: Courtesy Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida ©2002

Source: nmai.si.edu

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