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“They were usually willing to deploy any tool—intellectual or otherwise—to suppress slave resistance and ensure returns on their investments. VOLTAIRE,” quote by Ibram X. Kendi
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““They were usually willing to deploy any tool—intellectual or otherwise—to suppress slave resistance and ensure returns on their investments. VOLTAIRE,””

Ibram X. Kendi

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Source Book: Stamped from the Beginning, 2016

Historical oppression used tools to suppress enslaved people for profit.

In simple terms: Oppression was a profit-driven tool.

Key Takeaway

Study history to prevent repeat.

Themes

history oppression economics

Mood

critical educational

Type

historical analytical

When to use this quote

  • education
  • policy making
  • social activism
  • museum curation

Key Concepts

colonialism systemic racism

Questions to Reflect On

  • What other motives fueled oppression?
  • How can we dismantle these tools?
A Different Perspective

Complex motives beyond profit exist.

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