“The Blacks” Perry C. Douglas, theinclusiveagenda.blogspot.com Social Capitalism & the Pursuit of Technology as an Agent of Social Change In 18th century Britain, there emerged a group of local men who would “blacken” their faces at night to conceal their identity and would go out to threaten the ruling elite with guns...demanding money among other things. They operated in southern England, first around Windsor Forest, killing deer and other animals and destroying fishponds. Properties of aristocrats were often damaged and even burnt down at times, and a continuous series of riots would ensue. The King and other members of the aristocracy owned most of the prime lands, which contained an abundance of sustainable resources...fishing, hunting, and gathering. Riots and protests were the only way for "The Blacks" to get a voice. However, in 1723 in an effort to maintain the system and suppress these various methods of protest, “The Black Act” was broug