From what I understand the modern concept of race arose during the age of colonialism, but before that time, was there any documented accounts of racism against black people by white people?

  • DeathToBritain [she/her, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    there were people who were racist against people who looked different than them, it's not that this concept was suddenly invented along with colonialism. it's that these biases were played upon to create a world view where white people were inherently better, and placed by God to be shephards of 'lesser races'/gifted the land of the world for white people to take over/enslavement is ok because these people aren't really people like us. these were all constructed and socially enforced and educated into people, where before they probably would have said some racist shit if they saw a black man, but more seen them as a novelty because they're different than something to be reviled and hated