The Western stereotype of Africa and its black citizens as devoid of r…

Henry Louis Gates
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The Western stereotype of Africa and its black citizens as devoid of reason and, therefore, subhuman was often shared by white master and black ex-slave alike. ✨ Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2012). The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader, p.417, Basic Books
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The Western stereotype of Africa and its black citizens as devoid of reason and, therefore, subhuman was often shared by white master and black ex-slave alike. ✨ Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2012). The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader, p.417, Basic Books

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