Lesson 1
Students will learn about the concept of decolonization and how it relates to racial capitalism.
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In order to understand the brutality of American capitalism, you have to start on the plantation.
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Discussion Questions:
- How would you define or describe decolonization? What does it mean to “decolonize” something?
- How has racial capitalism been a part of US history? What examples can you think of?
- How are plantations (and prisons) examples of racial capitalism?
- If you had to create your own hierarchy for today what would the categories be? Would they also include race? Economic class? Gender? Why/why not?
