colonialism Archives - The Race Card Project

I feel embarrassed to be white.

December 19, 2024 being white, colonialism, embarrased, Jobi Schwartz, Morristown, NJ, salvery, trump, white

Jobi Schwartz,
Morristown, NJ

I’m embarrassed to be white in a country that refuses to acknowledge it’s horrible past of slavery, colonialism, forced segregation, refusal to allow black Americans to have the same opportunities as whites, and now literally trying to bury the past by banning books, and education of its history. Makes me ill frankly. The fact that Trump has just been re-elected says a lot about the people in this country. I think about these things constantly.

My ancestors? Forgotten. Wish that’d change.

June 10, 2021 anonymous, anscestry, Canada, colonialism, forgotten, grandmother, shame

Anonymous,
Canada

My grandmother will not speak of her heritage. She will not get her status card out of shame, despite the possibility that it may make her life the slightest bit easier. She’s alienated herself completely from her own culture. When she passes, not me, not my brothers, not any of her children will know about our ancestor’s struggles through colonialism. They will be forgotten. I wish I could change that.

Social construction to maintain white dominance

March 10, 2021January 9, 2022 1500's, CO, colonialism, creation of race, Denver, dominance, Genocide, indigenous people, Jana Everett, segregation, slavery, social construct

Jana Everett,
Denver, CO

Studying the creation of race as a concept in the 1500s and its use to justify slavery, colonialism, genocide of indigenous peoples, segregation–is heartbreaking