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African American

JustAnotherGen

(38,109 posts) Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:13 PM Jul 2025

"Slavery is white history,

how we survived it is Black History” -Malcolm-Jamal Warner

An absolute truth for Black Americans.

I would extend it to the 100 years after the CSA declared war on America.

I'm in survival mode. How do.I get one over on AmeriKKKa? Daily looking for ways to stick it to the others.

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"Slavery is white history, (Original Post) JustAnotherGen Jul 2025 OP

Voting. sheshe2 Jul 2025 #1

It's because no one understands nuance. Shell_Seas Jul 2025 #2

That is a very astute quote. Frasier Balzov Jul 2025 #3

Hell to the yeah! rogue emissary Jul 2025 #4

Some Native American tribes took slaves also but the white man seems to have done more damage Stargazer99 Jul 2025 #5

sheshe2

(98,452 posts)

1. Voting.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:54 PM

Jul 2025

I wish more Democrats did just that instead of declaring to be an "uncommitted" no vote.

Shell_Seas

(3,568 posts)

2. It's because no one understands nuance.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:08 PM

Jul 2025

Frasier Balzov

(5,103 posts)

3. That is a very astute quote.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 10:51 PM

Jul 2025

Right on and RIP.

rogue emissary

(3,373 posts)

4. Hell to the yeah!

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:42 AM

Jul 2025

Stargazer99

(3,563 posts)

5. Some Native American tribes took slaves also but the white man seems to have done more damage

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 04:48 PM

Jul 2025

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