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25. Limiting the conversation to slavery or 2% ownership diminishes the devastation of sweeping residual systemic racism.

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There is no other side to the story [View all] sheshe2 Aug 2025 OP

DURec leftstreet Aug 2025 #1

Thank you. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #2

The horrific Truth electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #3

The truth that trump wants to bury. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #4

Yup. We'll have to remember pieces of it. ... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #6

It is our history. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #9

I blubbered the first time I read it... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Aug 2025 #5

Kick SheltieLover Aug 2025 #7

No one re-writes History and doesn't pay a huge price. Lies are ALWAYS Lies... BurnDoubt Aug 2025 #8

Kick BadgerMom Aug 2025 #10

Hearing the Truth shouldn't make your children feel badly... BurnDoubt Aug 2025 #11

We should feel bad and be uncomfortable when we do wrong. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #27

YEP!!! BurnDoubt Aug 2025 #34

White people are not supposed to feel any discomfort Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #35

Anybody that is stupid enough to Cha Aug 2025 #12

They run as fast as they can from the truth, Cha. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #15

This is a bloody living Nightmare.. Cha Aug 2025 #17

Yes. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #18

Hoa Aloha, she Cha Aug 2025 #19

K&R and Amen! ReRe Aug 2025 #14

You are right, ReRe. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #16

Absolutely correct. Old Crank Aug 2025 #20

so dangerous et tu Aug 2025 #21

K&R MustLoveBeagles Aug 2025 #22

K&R...nt Wounded Bear Aug 2025 #23

That's it in a nutshell. nt mcar Aug 2025 #24

Limiting the conversation to slavery or 2% ownership diminishes the devastation of sweeping residual systemic racism. live love laugh Aug 2025 #25

The people who owned slaves were monsters Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #30

This. yardwork Aug 2025 #26

Slavery by another name by Douglas Blackmon. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #29

That too. It didn't end in 1865. yardwork Aug 2025 #32

We are being taken over by confederate nazis. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #28

They left out kidnapping all their children, and/or putting applegrove Aug 2025 #31

Slavery was "Founders' Intent," DJ Synikus Makisimus Aug 2025 #33

Anyone who believes otherwise (profanity warning)... Pacifist Patriot Aug 2025 #36