Stealing Indian Land

To illustrate how the racial oppression of previous generations has benefited European Americans, we can look at the fate of Native Americans. When Europeans arrived in North America, Indians owned all the land. After the colonies were established, a process began which transferred ownership of the land from the native peoples to those in the dominant culture. The process was far from equitable. It included war, murder, threats, lies and other horrendous sins.

Because of these sins, this land became available to non-Indians at a relatively cheap price. It was cheap because the price…