Foundational Curse, Marcus Anderson Post 26

In the Brazil chapter in Marger, One thing that I found interesting to me was the segment on the introduction of Africans. In this section in the chapter, Marger discusses the origins of slavery in Brazil. He reference to the Indian population begins substituted by Africans as slaves to work on the sugar plantations of the Portuguese. After reading this segment I began to think about how this happening in the 16th century is carrying over into today in the times that we live in. I think that it is just crazy how the racism, discrimination, and hatred that was felt in the 16th century is very present in our society today concerning people of different races. I believe there has to become a point in which the world will have to confront these ' foundational curses' as I like to call them. We can't change what is in the past, but we can look toward the future and make changes no matter how big or small. Lets get out of the 16th century thinking and treat each other with equality.