Race and Theory article review

Race and Theory article review

In the article, “Race and Theory,” the author Priyamvada Gopal believe that there is a need to involve minority role on the storyline of a country and look at things beyond the colonial era. According to Priyamvada, the rebellious and groups like the Haitian Revolution that were resisting played a key role in the colonial homeland. She continuous to urge the involvement of these groups in today’s debate on people who fought against slavery and colonial empire. The essay below shows the relation between freedom, anti-colonialism and slavery. The historical amnesia on both black people writers and whites. The studies evident in post-colonial together with the reparative histories and the civilizing values al together.

The author begins to talk about the historical amnesia taking place. The chancellor Gordon Brown who later became the prime minister of the United Kingdom insisted on forgetting the bad character shown by colonial power. Instead of apology he talked of appreciation and congratulated themselves on the civic duty, liberty and tolerance that was spear headed by British and adopted globally. Black people nation needs to term imperialism as a past act and forget the people and terrains took during colonialism. However, Victor Kiernan sees British colony as boastful of freedom and race. A historian by the name Richard Evans suggest that children in Britain should be taught the history of where their families initially came from in different parts of the word. In reference to Richard’s claims, examples like history on Mughal, Benin or Oyo empire teachings are better compared to Drake and Armada accounts which concentration is on separation and division races. The process of migration of non-white community to Britain can only be embraced if there will be a history embracement. One that acknowledges the process involved in black community relocation. imperialism and the anti-imperialism discussions. The activities which influenced in the culture, identities, institutions and of Britain present ideas long before the post- war time. Jamaica Kinkaid’s recognizes equally the majority and minority communities’ contributions in their history. A supplementary relationship should be replaced by a constitutive one for an influence that is central to the nation.

Slave rebellions and rise of antislavery movement are said to have contributed a lot in their nations liberty and freedom. Due to their resistance, they deserve to be featured in the history. Rather there are claims that the people opposing colonial rule were not oppressed but rather benefited in the whole process. British idea on people’s freedom changed due to anti-slavery movements influence. Frederick Dauglas says freedom should be viewed as a product of anti-slavery movements. The author’s target on slavery is on facts of oppression and outcomes brought. The anti-slavery community is termed as the agent that ensured there is full attainment of freedom. These movements gave birth to freedom which in turn changed everything. Empires came to existence, British dictatorial rule diminished. The rise of imperialism ended slavery. Governance system of British community on their colonies became approachable. Slavery riots brought fear on the British rulers. Names were given to the movements to stop the recruitment and involvement of more people. Rather, people were more determined to end the slavery in their own nation. Slavery was termed as a human right that is universal and not a gift to be given. Thomas Wooler published the journal “The Black Dwarf” which talked of the rights slaves had in rebellion. He insisted on freeing the slaves and giving them liberty. Thomas insisted on slaves being contented first for them to enjoy their freedom.an anti-slavery campaign and a radical preacher identified himself a a liberty lover. In spite of Wedderburn being a British, he saw freedom as a human right. Elizabeth Heyrick however counter claimed Thomas article and thought that if slaves were set free, they would avenge the oppression.

Human freedom in the article is given much concentration. The author uses other factors to show the fight to freedom. The relationship between anti slavry and anticolonialism plays the biggest role in freedom attainement. In 1982, there rose an Anti Aggresion league which main role was to stop the wars arising. Attainment of freedom was not expected to be an easy tast. As a result more efoorts, blood sheds and oppression was evident. Colonial powers insisted on selling this freedom in exchange of labour provision. There were different views on what freedom ment. Every grop wanted its definition to be the correct one. However, other khumanitarians rose condemning the britsh thoughts on freedom. The humanitarians felt black nations cry of freedom and trmed as the right way to freedom. Kwame Nkurumah amogst others Anti-colonial intellectuals were involved with liberals from british in the freedom talk against capitalist. These intelectualls pa aficanisms are amongst the many fighters that expressed their views and fought against freedom denial in ones nation. There emerged the idea of equality. The author insists on written history of all the participants that includes, anti slavery and anti colonialism movement participant together with anyone whoraised their voices against oppression. Rather the history wrote concentrates majorly on the British history. Writers are advised to engage with known facts and establish the real history behind today freedom and liberty. Burk Morss engages with how whites nation has dominated in the history of freedom. Morss says that the history needs a revision and a different approach of the present ideas. Redemption of freedom is an added topic of intrset as there is a need to rewrite the story on liberty. Jounalists from Britain in conjucton with politicians thought it was wise if they were an independent nation far from the oppression and colonial power

conclusion

It is evident that white people community has always considered themselves pwerfull. In turn they opted to colonize the non white countries. The forcefull governance was not well received. There was rise in movements which fought for freedom. There emerged other whites who thought it was okey for non white community to fight for their rights. All of these records are not given the right attention as there should. Priyamvada Gopel insists on involvement of every one who actively took the initiative to stop the oppressing rule of law. Joined with other individual, they argue that the fight to freedom and liberty involves more people not only the british nation.