Harris’ Attack on ‘Shameful Past’ of US a Monumental Misreading of History

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By Eric Louw

10/18/2021Updated: 10/18/2021

Commentary

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has called America’s period of colonisation a “shameful past.”

Eric Louw

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Eric Louw is a retired professor in political communication with a career spanning South African and Australian universities. Prior to that, he was a former activist, journalist, and media trainer under the African National Congress, where he worked on South Africa's transition into the post-Apartheid era. Louw is an expert on affirmative action, and Black Economic Empowerment policies. His Ph.D. was in the study of Marxism and its postmodern developments. He has authored nine books including "The Rise, Fall and Legacy of Apartheid" and "The Media and Political Process."

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