The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean

Synopsis

Virtually No Part Of The Modern United States - The Economy, Education, Constitutional Law, Religious Institutions, Sports, Literature, Economics, Even Protest Movements - Can Be Understood Without First Understanding The Slavery And Dispossession That Laid Its Foundation. To That End, Historian Gerald Horne Digs Deeply Into Europe's Colonization Of Africa And The New World, When, From Columbus's Arrival Until The Civil War, Some 13 Million Africans And Some 5 Million Native Americans Were Forced To Build And Cultivate A Society Extolling 'liberty And Justice For All.' The Seventeenth Century Was, According To Horne, An Era When The Roots Of Slavery, White Supremacy, And Capitalism Became Inextricably Tangled Into A Complex History Involving War And Revolts In Europe, England's Conquest Of The Scots And Irish, The Development Of Formidable New Weaponry Able To Ensure Europe's Colonial Dominance, The Rebel Merchants Of North America Who Created 'these United States,' And The Hordes Of Europeans Whose Newfound Opportunities In This 'free' Land Amounted To 'combat Pay' For Their Efforts As 'white' Settlers. Centering His Book On The Eastern Seaboard Of North America, The Caribbean, Africa, And What Is Now Great Britain, Horne Provides A Deeply Researched, Harrowing Account Of The Apocalyptic Loss And Misery That Likely Has No Parallel In Human History. This Is An Essential Book That Will Not Allow History To Be Told By The Victors. It Is Especially Needed Now, In The Age Of Trump. Introduction -- Beginning -- No Providence For Africans And The Indigenous -- The Rise Of The Merchants And The Beheading Of A King -- Jamaica Seized From Spain: Slavery And The Slave Trade Expand --the Dutch Ousted From The Mainland: Slavery And The Slave Trade Expand -- More Enslaved Africans Arrive In The Caribbean, Along With More Revolts -- The Spirit Of 1676: The Identity Politics Of Whiteness And Prelude To Colonial Secession -- The Glorious Revolution Of 1688: Not So Glorious For Africans And The Indigenous -- Apocalypse Now -- Notes -- Index. By Gerald Horne.