Quaker Delegations
The Quaker delegations of the 1790’s were a time in American history that caused much havoc between the leaders of the north and the south. These delegations called for the federal government to immediately end the African slave-trade. The disagreements caused by the Quaker delegations illustrate three critical constructs that were prevalent during this time. One of three critical constructs illustrated within Ellis’s “The Silence” is institutional racism. Institutional racism uses the power of an institution to overtly or covertly oppress a socio-racial group. In the 1790’s, the United States constitution prevented the “federal government [from tampering] with the slave trade during the first twenty years of the nations’ existence.” Therefore, the African slave-trade could not end until 1808. This example of institutional racism
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
African Americans, American Governments, Elliss Silence, , quaker delegations, institutional racism, critical constructs, racial profiling, cultural racism, example institutional racism, example racism, example institutional, african slave-trade, modern example, black population,
Approximate Word count = 565
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
