Why Black Americans Are More Than Stolen People on Stolen Land
<p>One could argue that any discussion about race in America would be incomplete without addressing Black Americans’ unique experience of being descendants of stolen people living on stolen land. While this may sound like hyperbole, it’s not. The Transatlantic Slave Trade was “the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/exhibits/forever-free#:~:text=The%20transatlantic%20slave%20trade%20was,annals%20of%20recorded%20human%20history." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">largest forced migration</a> in history,” and the world is still feeling the aftershocks of this injustice economically, socially, and politically. Likewise, there’s no denying that Black Americans are living on stolen land. For instance, before French colonists arrived, the Chocktaw called New Orleans “Bulbancha,” a phrase that means “<a href="https://www.frenchquarterjournal.com/archives/whats-in-a-name-bulbancha-and-mobilian-jargon#:~:text=And%20while%20all%20of%20these,%E2%80%9Cplace%20of%20many%20tongues.%E2%80%9D" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">place of many tongues</a>.” As an ancient trading post at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the market was known for its cultural diversity, where people speaking different languages would meet, trade, and barter.</p>
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