Racism and the Puritan Mind.

Berg, Philip L.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Racism and the Puritan Mind

Berg, Philip L.

Phylon, 36, 1, 1-7, Mar 75

Logical inconsistencies in Americans' views of Blacks - a commitment to equality and freedom while simultaneously espousing group superiority themes - are traced back to the attitudes which the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay held toward the American Indians during a century of sustained cultural conflict (EH).

Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Ethnocentrism, Puritans, Racial Discrimination, Racial Factors, Racial Relations, Racism, Religious Discrimination

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