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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jul 4, 2022, 08:03 PM Jul 2022

The five worst presidents for Black people's lives, liberty and pursuit of happiness

From permitting Black codes to creating a pathway for Klan terrorism, these five presidents created unjust and dangerous situations for Black Americans, Dr. Robert C. Smith, an African American politics expert opined.

Segregation is not a humiliation but a benefit, and ought to be so regarded by you gentlemen. If your organization goes out and tells the colored people of the country that it is a humiliation, they will so regard it … The only harm that will come will be if you cause them to think it is a humiliation.” – Woodrow Wilson

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Andrew Johnson: 17th president, 1865-1869

He didn’t stand in the way when states implemented the “Black Codes” that limited the rights of people recently freed from enslavement.

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Ronald Reagan: 40th president, 1981-1989

He used conservatism as an excuse not to use the federal government to improve the lives of Black people.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/five-worst-presidents-black-people-045000803.html

The others are Rutherford B Hayes and Donald Trump=.

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The five worst presidents for Black people's lives, liberty and pursuit of happiness (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 OP
Not much of a surprise Poiuyt Jul 2022 #1
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