55. The Fall of the Royal African Company
Empire
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Dehumanizing Hierarchies: Racial Classification in Colonial Contexts
This chapter explores the dehumanizing categorizations of enslaved individuals within the transatlantic slave trade, emphasizing the harmful stereotypes associated with different ethnic groups. It also examines the pseudo-scientific practices in Britain, such as eugenics, and the moral implications of the emerging racial hierarchies during British imperialism.
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