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-Self-defense-reconstruction lasted 10 years then progress was undone. Efforts to ask for equality were met with white violence "w/o fear of punishment, and w/o loss of reputation" - Ulysses Grant. Lynchings & property destruction made self-defense dangerous and:
-no inheritence/economic moves
Now we created a rhetoric that it is Black people that are dangerous leading to:
-war on poverty/prejudiced punishment
— Jul 18, 2022 12:07AM
-Self-defense-reconstruction lasted 10 years then progress was undone. Efforts to ask for equality were met with white violence "w/o fear of punishment, and w/o loss of reputation" - Ulysses Grant. Lynchings & property destruction made self-defense dangerous and:
-no inheritence/economic moves
Now we created a rhetoric that it is Black people that are dangerous leading to:
-war on poverty/prejudiced punishment
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Matt Hazel
is on page 412 of 590
Inequity is still found in churches, music, healthcare, & traffic. Churches remain segregated. Artists are stolen from and award shows classify artists of color into R&B categories. Healthcare has never covered the working class fairly and Black people are more likely to be misdiagnosed & mistreated. Traffic's a victim of redlining as racist planners and suburbanites avoided public transit to further segregate
— Aug 14, 2022 01:00PM
Matt Hazel
is on page 315 of 590
Slavery has affected:
- capitalism - Shaped the constitution by giving it devotion to individual property rights, and the practice of extracting maximum labor effort leading to a widening income gap and weak unions
- politics - framework of fear of demographic replacement and threats to privilege and hierarchy
- self-defense - it is often the argument of people that deny racism still exists bc "slavery is over"...
— Jul 17, 2022 11:51PM
- capitalism - Shaped the constitution by giving it devotion to individual property rights, and the practice of extracting maximum labor effort leading to a widening income gap and weak unions
- politics - framework of fear of demographic replacement and threats to privilege and hierarchy
- self-defense - it is often the argument of people that deny racism still exists bc "slavery is over"...
Matt Hazel
is on page 77 of 590
Slavery created the race caste system to make slavery inheritable. This provoked rape to add to a free labor supply. This damaged Black mothers' reputation until now blaming "the consequent failure of Black people to succeed in America"
Roughly 3 million people were shipped through the Middle Passage, which 20% wouldnt live through, largely "to feed demand for a sweetener" (farming sugar)
— Apr 12, 2022 02:01PM
Roughly 3 million people were shipped through the Middle Passage, which 20% wouldnt live through, largely "to feed demand for a sweetener" (farming sugar)

