Summary of Paul Ortiz's An African American and Latinx History of the United States (REVISIONING HISTORY Book 4)

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#1 The Americas were home to many anticolonial insurgencies during the Age of Revolution, and slavery was the main issue facing the Americas. The Founding Fathers looked to Europe for inspiration, and drew on the ideas of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers to construct rationales for racial slavery.

#2 The Age of Revolution saw the birth of Black radicalism, which was rooted in the Global South and their fight for freedom against European theories of domination.

#3 The American Revolution was a war to preserve slavery. The colonial upper class looked with trepidation at signs from Great Britain that foretold the demise of chattel bondage.

#4 The American Revolution was led by a group of guilty masters who were enslaving people themselves.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669394259

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#1

The Americas were home to many anticolonial insurgencies during the Age of Revolution, and slavery was the main issue facing the Americas. The Founding Fathers looked to Europe for inspiration, and drew on the ideas of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers to construct rationales for racial slavery.

#2

The Age of Revolution saw the birth of Black radicalism, which was rooted in the Global South and their fight for freedom against European theories of domination.

#3

The American Revolution was a war to preserve slavery. The colonial upper class looked with trepidation at signs from Great Britain that foretold the demise of chattel bondage.

#4

The American Revolution was led by a group of guilty masters who were enslaving people themselves.

#5

Black Americans fought in every battle of the American Revolution to win independence and freedom for all slaves.

#6

African Americans had a long history of fighting alongside the British against the American colonies, and many served in the Continental Army.

#7

By the end of the Revolutionary War, nearly a hundred thousand slaves had braved great risks by escaping from their masters and seeking sanctuary with the British or Native Americans.

#8

The US Constitution was designed to protect chattel slavery, and it marginalized people of color