The Indian Princess

Blog Post #1

What this passage from The Indian Princess tells us about race in America is that the whites believed to be superior to the Native Americans and they also wanted to educate the Native Americans and make them more civilized by teaching them their ways. A great example of this is this specific text from the passage when the princess says "Thou'st ta'en me from the path of savage error, Bloodstained and rude" it suggests that the Princess is thankful that the Europeans have taken her from her ways and shown her the right way to be. Also that the way she used to be was uncivilized, unsociable with dirty blood. The Europeans also looked at the Natives as savages which means they were wild like the animals suggesting that the Europeans have civilized her. Also when she says "And taught me heavenly truthsl" tells us that the Europeans have enlightened the Princess to the correct religion which is Christianity. This can very well relate to slavery,because the black people were treated like animals.The whites didn't even want to drink from the same water fountains as them or even sit next to them.It show how the whites from the beginning of time thought of themselves as superior to any other race.Slavery is a perfect example and it can very much be related to the way the Natives were treated by the whites.