The people of the Philippines and Cuba were of the darker races, subsequently the United States felt obligation to help them by determining decisions for them. When the U.S. entered Cuba they introduced the systems of slavery and segregation established by race. They banned black people from using any educational, economic, cultural, or recreational facilities. Meanwhile in the Philippines, President McKinley set up the Philippine Commission to improve the living conditions in the Philippines. When President Taft was in office, he had the same system, but he referred to the Filipinos as his “Little Brown Brothers”. The Americans’ “desire” to rule over the lesser race brought slavery and derogatory statements to these
The people of the Philippines and Cuba were of the darker races, subsequently the United States felt obligation to help them by determining decisions for them. When the U.S. entered Cuba they introduced the systems of slavery and segregation established by race. They banned black people from using any educational, economic, cultural, or recreational facilities. Meanwhile in the Philippines, President McKinley set up the Philippine Commission to improve the living conditions in the Philippines. When President Taft was in office, he had the same system, but he referred to the Filipinos as his “Little Brown Brothers”. The Americans’ “desire” to rule over the lesser race brought slavery and derogatory statements to these