Anti-Black racism is upending easy narratives about the exodus from Ukraine
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 20, 2022
In the late 19th century, European empires colonized large parts of Africa primarily through violence and destruction. Many Africans resisted and fought against European colonization and laws, but European empires hardened. After World War I, while the Western world accepted President Woodrow Wilson’s ideals of self-determination, this was not extended to Africans.
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