Jennifer and Jacques talk about the colonial and slavery legacies of racism in the US, and the reverberations in Australian racist policies from federation in 1901 to the 1970s.

Their discussion continues from the previous program about slavery in the Americas.

References

Alex Zakarus (2022) The roots of American individualism: Political myth in the age of Jackson. New Jersey: Princeton University Press,

Marilyn Lake & Henry Reynolds (2008) Drawing the colour line: White men's countries and the question of racial equality. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.

And here's a link to an initiative that intends to work towards 'reparation payment' for the victims of slavery https://www.heirsofslavery.org/