Racism In 17th And 18th Century America

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Different times has effected immigrants differently then, verses now. People think racism is no longer a thing but it clearly is, everyone has said or joked about a certain stereotype or a certain slur. You also might think its harmless to joke but it’s how other people see it they might be offended or FEEL discriminated. Then verses now. Then: In the 17th and 18th century America used slaves for rapid production of tobacco and cotton crops, etc. Colored people look at non-colored people like they did something wrong like why would you do that why would you have slaves well, in south and east Europe slavery stayed a normal part of the society and trade across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic seaboard meant that African slaves showed up in

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