Cultural beliefs of superiority and inferiority along racial lines emerged almost one hundred years into the slave trade, roughly between 1667 and 1682, as a way to justify the exploitation of Africans; Africans were not enslaved because they were viewed as inferior to whites.

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Cultural beliefs of superiority and inferiority along racial lines emerged as a way to justify the exploitation of Africans, but this did not occur until almost one hundred years into the slave trade, roughly between 1667 and 1682. Africans were not initially enslaved because they were viewed as inferior to whites.

Cultural Beliefs of Superiority and Inferiority Along Racial Lines Emerged