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Capitalism and Racism Entwined
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford
15 Sep 2020
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Margaret Kimberley · Capitalism and Racism Entwined

“There’s long been a recognition of this intertwining of slavery, white supremacy, racism and capitalism,” said Dr. Gerald Horne, the professor of History and African American Studies whose latest book is titled, “The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century.” If the idea behind the term “racial capitalism” is to “punctuate capitalism with an exclamation point, I have no problem with it,” said Horne.

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