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Rik Stevenson • TEDxUF

Dismantling Four Myths About The Middle Passage

Robert Stevenson, Ph.D. aims to challenge the complexities of racial politics based on skin color and reminds his audience that the United States’ wealth and global economic engagement is a result of the history and trauma of the African diaspora. Throughout his talk, Stevenson highlights four myths associated with African and African American presence in the U.S to offer an alternative perspective to the Middle Passage.

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Robert Stevenson, Ph.D. aims to challenge the complexities of racial politics based on skin color and reminds his audience that the United States’ wealth and global economic engagement is a result of the history and trauma of the African diaspora. Throughout his talk, Stevenson highlights four myths associated with African and African American presence in the U.S to offer an alternative perspective to the Middle Passage.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxUF, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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