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Ivan Van Sertima - The Dead Are Alive in Us

Dr Ivan van Sertima breaking down fallacies such as the modern day concept of Race,  ‘Race is a social construct formed  after the European expansion, with the decimation of indigenous culture globally the slave trade  and colonization of Africa. That was where our modern day archetypes of race originate, such as today’s social stigma of so called blackness being associated with being in a low position or class. But as we recover our history and transform ourselves this will change.