grist for the mill
A not-so-secret research cacheMonday, October 11, 2004
Portland State Orientation | News | Slavery's Legacy: "With the historical lens of slavery one can now better understand why the mother in the bank insisted that her children be near her. In the slave environment, it was inherently unsafe for a black child to stray, wander, or question white people. Such behavior could result in severe punishment or even death. Thus, black slaves were hyper-vigilant about the whereabouts of their children, for such hyper-vigilance meant survival.
This is just one possible example of an adaptive behavior that could have been passed down through generations. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands more"
This is just one possible example of an adaptive behavior that could have been passed down through generations. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands more"
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