“Words and terms are born out of a need to describe the world. But because the victors, who get to write the history, had little need to describe the fate of the conquered, the words did not exist soon enough to describe and ultimately prevent the wholesale destruction of black communities in America.” LanguageRaceHistoryRacismLinguisticsAntiracismCritical Race Theory Book:Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America Source: Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America