The worstthing that ever happenedtothe worldwasthe white man coming across gun powder.—— the end of the world | the beginning of white supremacy

Nayyirah Waheed
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For thousands of years, the world was ruled by the white man. This dominance was so complete that it was said that there never has been a time when the majority of people looked like the majority of people. The white man, however, brought with him gun powder and thus began the era where the white man ruled over the world. For thousands of years, this dominance was thought to be unbreakable. However, when black men were able to learn how to make gun powder and create their own weapons, they were able to defeat their former masters and put an end to white supremacy.

Source: Salt

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