Interview with Gerald Horne: Settler Colonialism and its Vicissitudes

In this episode, we’ve invited Dr. Gerald Horne to speak about how the violent domination and exploitation of our colonial past impacts our politics and culture today. Through a discussion of whiteness, colonial history, and capitalist exploitation, we highlight the connections between the 15th century and our present reality. Dr. Horne thoughtfully answers our questions on the history of settler colonialism while frequently clarifying its connections to relevant contemporary events and policies.

Dr. Gerald Horne is an esteemed historian of American, African, and Colonial History, author of some of our favorite books on these topics, including the Counterrevolution of 1776, the Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism series, and White Supremacy Confronted, and professor of African American Studies at the University of Houston. We find that no one speaks as clearly on the historical roots of Race and Capitalism in the Colonization of Africa and the Americas.