the bridge they call my back
Anyone who has been in higher education since the 1980s has seen critical race theory and critical race gender theory on the horizon of the public specter. The origins of these theories potentially go back into the 1960s and that they have been used in the public school systems in the last 4 years should come as no surprise. Ibram Kinde, black lives matter, and the lgbtqia carry agendas that flow from Marxist ideology. Though these would appear to be a great threat to liberal free market tradition, the larger and stronger theoretical positions come from postcolonial philosophy. Critical race theory has its place, though using the word "place" is tendentious, in the development of sound historical method. Clearly racism and slavery when understood correctly can demonstrate how our society benefited from the labor of people of color particularly black slaves and laborers. One mustn't forget the way that native Americans were cheated out of their land and labor. Hence the title "The bridge they call my back" makes perfect sense.
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