We Hold These Truths to Be Self-evident America--: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America

\_We hold these truths to be self evident\_\_ An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution of racism and slavery in America. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Part One. THE ARCHITECTUREOF HEGEMONY: WESTERN ASCENSION, RACE, AND WORLD DOMINANCE......Page 38 Ch01. Philosophy: Western Culture’s Rosetta Stone......Page 46 Ch02. Eurocentrism: The Metaphysics of Western Hegemony......Page 99 Ch03. Imperialism: A Teleological Analysis of Western Ascension......Page 126 Ch04. Racism: A Cornerstone of American Privilege......Page 195 Part Two. A PYRAMID OF PRIVILEGE: THE STRUCTURE OF AMERICAN INEQUALITY......Page 264 Ch05. Slavery: The Bedrock of English and Colonial Privilege......Page 276 Ch06. The Constitution: A Guarantorof Property Rights and a Blueprint for Racial Inequality......Page 317 Ch07. Black Labor/White Wealth: Slavery’s Role in Constructing America’s Pyramid of Privilege......Page 366 Ch08. Black Observations from the Shadow of the Pyramid......Page 409 Bibliography......Page 489 Index......Page 508

"We hold these truths to be self evident..." An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution of racism and slavery in America. The premise of this work is that racism and slavery in America are the result of an unintentional historical intertwining of various Western philosophical, religious, cultural, social, economic, and political strands of thought that date back to the Classical Era. These strands have become tangled in a Gordian knot, which can only be unraveled through the bold application of a variety of multidisciplinary tools. By doing so, this book is intended help the reader understand how the United States, a nation that claims "all men are created equal," could be responsible for slavery and the intractable threads of racism and inequality that have become woven into its cultural the fabric.

'We hold these truths to be self evident_' An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution of racism and slavery in America. The premise of this work is that racism and slavery in America are the result of an unintentional historical intertwining of various Western philosophical, religious, cultural, social, economic, and political strands of thought that date back to the Classical Era. These strands have become tangled in a Gordian knot, which can only be unraveled through the bold application of a variety of multidisciplinary tools. By doing so, this book is intended help the reader understand how the United States, a nation that claims 'all men are created equal,' could be responsible for slavery and the intractable threads of racism and inequality that have become woven into its cultural the fabric. Kenneth N. Addison. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 452-469) And Index.