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Originally Posted by Boreas
White people are always trying to restrict the conversation to slavery. That way they can let themselves off the hook and whine about being blamed for the sins of their great or great great grandparents. But it isn't just about slavery and it didn't end with the Emancipation Proclamation. Slavery's legacy of persecution, intolerance and exclusion from the benefits of our society are still a factor in the daily lives of African-Americans. The recent gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the gradual neutering of the Affirmative Action programs through things like the Bakke Decision, disparities in the quality of educational opportunities and the continuation of slavery through prison labor and the mass incarceration of black Americans are but a few examples.
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I am sorry, but this makes little sense to me.
"...it isn't just about slavery."
But it is because
"Slavery's legacy of persecution,......."
I misunderstand or I disagree.
Sure, minorities do not live at the same level(prosperity, etc) of the white folks. No argument there. However, your suggestion of why I find hard to agree with. Maybe it is the legacy of slavery, but then slavery was the cause. Although that was where the problem started, it certainly is not the only cause of the problems today.