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1800s American fascination with Ancient Egypt was also racist2026 May 7theconversation.com
In a revelation that shouldn't surprise me, early Americans fascinated with Ancient Egypt were everywhere – naming the city of Memphis, designing the US dollar bill note, reinterpreting our culture as being a direct descendant – but also identifying not with the Hebrews seeking from slavery, but with the Egyptian aristocracy who owned those slaves. This The Conversation article from October 2025 explains it all, also recalling recententries here linking New Orleans to North Africa.
In a revelation that shouldn't surprise me, early Americans fascinated with Ancient Egypt were everywhere – naming the city of Memphis, designing the US dollar bill note, reinterpreting our culture as being a direct descendant – but also identifying not with the Hebrews seeking from slavery, but with the Egyptian aristocracy who owned those slaves. This The Conversation article from October 2025 explains it all, also recalling recent entries here linking New Orleans to North Africa.