Before the Mayflower
An article “Before the Mayflower” goes into a discussion of development of racism in Europe and Americas. I shall use the facts provided by the author and the concepts of Marxism to analyze and dissect the origins of racism in Americas and Europe. With the discovery of Africa by Europeans a new era began in European trade. It was very profitable to trade with a newly discovered nation since they possessed many products wanted by European traders and would sell them cheaply for the goods they’ve never seen before. Africans were royal and noble people who didn’t see themselves inferior to Europeans nor did Europeans see Africans inferior in any way. It’s interesting to see that Europeans saw Africans superior in some trades, an example of one would be agriculture, which was better developed in Africa than Europe. Religion found its way to Africa as well. Many preachers turned their steps onto a “black” continent in order to spread god’s word. Many members of African tribes did turn into Catholicism and held important offices in Vatican. Many Africans were servants, military men, traders and scholar in Europe. They participated in discovery and exploration of the New World after its discovery by Columbus.
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Approximate Word count = 992
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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