On page 452 Strayer quotes that the Europeans viewed
Africans as, “an inferior race, or better still, not even human.” He also comes to quoting that Africans had “attributes
that are quite similar to those of dumb animals.” Now this really pushed my buttons because if
there are any rational human beings left, we know that these are some of the largest
irrational views towards any race. The
thought that there are still people in this world that still think this way
towards many races just makes me sick.
Unfortunately these thoughts cross the minds of some in this day and age
and there is not much that we can do if their minds are set like this, but I
can tell you that the ones that need help are the one that still think this way
towards any race, not just Africans.
Just to be clear, it is not Strayer himself who thinks this. He is citing the reasons given by Europeans of the time. Strayer himself does not hold this opinion.
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Correct, Strayer is the author and the views towards the slaves were from people in living at the time.
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