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"The Two-Ton Contest"
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Olayemi Olurin
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Aug 14, 2022
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Have you ever heard of “The Two-Ton Contest” aka “N****** by the Pound” ? I hadn’t, and even though racism in America’s criminal system shouldn’t surprise me anymore, this did. Wow
Olayemi Olurin
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The book that excerpt is from. I encourage you to buy and read it
Olayemi Olurin
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Aug 14, 2022
@msolurin
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Have you ever heard of “The Two-Ton Contest” aka “N****** by the Pound” ? I hadn’t, and even though racism in America’s criminal system shouldn’t surprise me anymore, this did. Wow
Olayemi Olurin
@msolurin
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The book that excerpt is from. I encourage you to buy and read it
The cruelty is the point.
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although it wasn't racially oriented. They got credit on anybody, not just a specific racial/ethnic group.
