Decolonizing the Mind
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The Importance of Modernity in the Modern Era of Europe
The identity of europe as modern is closely tied to slavery and the slave trade. In order for philosophers and writers to make the claim that the enlightenment is the pinnacle of human achievement, you also have to constantly tell us and imagine people who are incapable of enlightenment. There's a direct between the twothe argument i think i'm making is that you cannot understand the emergence of modernity without understanding african slavery.
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