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Laurelin

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39. That's true

Reply to kcr (Reply #34)

Fri Feb 16, 2024, 06:46 PM

Feb 16

I wish I knew a solution. I spend a lot of time these days wishing I had answers.

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Should Black History Month include White History? [View all] qwlauren35 Feb 15 OP

They are inseparable... 2naSalit Feb 15 #1

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh qwlauren35 Feb 16 #17

And... 2naSalit Feb 16 #19

How do I follow her? qwlauren35 Feb 16 #22

Probably. 2naSalit Feb 16 #23

K&R Solly Mack Feb 15 #2

Especially with what some whites did to blacks. Sure! LiberalFighter Feb 15 #3

I Agree Deep State Witch Feb 15 #4

Good Reply To An Interesting OP ProfessorGAC Feb 15 #10

My father's family came over in the 17th Century as indentured servants. haele Feb 16 #29

I Can Think Of One Thing Worth Some Thought, Ma'am The Magistrate Feb 15 #5

That's deep. qwlauren35 Feb 15 #6

I'm Sure It Is Passed On, Ma'am The Magistrate Feb 15 #14

Minor Nobility qwlauren35 Feb 15 #16

You can't find a single motherfucker who will admit their family had anything to do with slavery. "Not my family." SoFlaBro Feb 15 #7

I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. I was an adult before I learned that the 'freedom' the Alamo fighters Aristus Feb 15 #8

Every other month is White History Month SocialDemocrat61 Feb 15 #9

Actually... qwlauren35 Feb 15 #11

One day that may well be knowable. limbicnuminousity Feb 15 #12

I certainly hope not edisdead Feb 16 #20

Advocating? No, of course not. limbicnuminousity Feb 16 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 15 #13

Whether white people's families were slaveowners or not, every white person in this country benefits from white WhiskeyGrinder Feb 15 #15

I strongly agree with all of this, except for one line Tom Rinaldo Feb 16 #18

Agreed. edisdead Feb 16 #21

This is a fantastic post. intheflow Feb 16 #25

Lots and lots of white people were allies. qwlauren35 Feb 16 #36

Absolutely agree! intheflow Feb 17 #41

Excellent post. So much info. Many of the early presidents owned slaves. Washington and Jefferson... brush Feb 16 #26

I agree. We can't understand how these things happened Ocelot II Feb 16 #27

Indeed, Ma'am, Abolition Views Did Not Entail Disbelief In Negro Inferiority And White Supremacy The Magistrate Feb 16 #28

You want to hold people accountable for what their grandparents did? Laurelin Feb 16 #30

Because it's systemic. ismnotwasm Feb 16 #32

But isn't blaming people for their genes Laurelin Feb 16 #33

It is systemic kcr Feb 16 #34

That's true Laurelin Feb 16 #39

That's not the only reason. qwlauren35 Feb 16 #35

I follow several TikTok accounts with this approach ismnotwasm Feb 16 #31

I agree, in principle. Ms. Toad Feb 16 #37

"What if we had a racial inquisition to determine generational guilt?" Sympthsical Feb 16 #38

No Trueblue1968 Feb 16 #40

What a strange post. BannonsLiver Feb 17 #42

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