It teaches the true reason why the colonies were established and not the so often belief of freedom of religion. America has come a long way due to the law and the education of it's citizens but does not teach the reason why such hate and violence has been in its pass. This book shows that not only does religion repress the innate hate the man has, but can also conjure and cause violent and greedy behavior.

Orlando Patterson does an incredible job of explaining to the reader the connection of present racism to the ongoing legacy of slavery. Patterson gives specific examples of how the present has been affected by the past. He does

It is obvious that these ideas may not totally be accepted in the African American male culture today. There are so many more knowledgeable insights included in this book that I would love to get into. I still have not really understood all of the claims made by Patterson in this book. At the same time there have been countless bits of information that have amazed me. This is yet another book in this class that has embraced a section of life that I never have. It is a must that this book is read more than once to understand its full meaning and what Patterson is trying to portray.

this through outlining several areas of contention in the black community: explosive male-female relations, the destructive media images of African American males, and the horrible legacy of lynching and its parallel of religious sacrifice.

Once again Patterson stresses that these problems do not come from present day disasters such as discrimination or poverty. He points the root of the problem directly to the legacy of slavery. Patterson writes “Slavery and the slave master decimated the

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