Systems of Slavery and White Supremacy
ZIDDI MSANGI with SILAS MUNRO
Systems of Slavery and White Supremacy
ZIDDI MSANGI with SILAS MUNROCounter to colonial notions of the savage or primitive African, there is a complex, rich and multi-cultural history of African design. From the research of graphic designer Saki Mafundikwa on Afrikan alphabets and graphic languages, this opening video will set the course from African design lineages that travel from the continent to America through the transatlantic slave trade.
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