• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    as if the point of slavery was to produce white supremacy rather than cotton and not the other way around

    This is a perfect summary of how I feel the civil war is taught in the north.

    • banneryear1868@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It can become very hypocritical when it comes to neighborhood development and mortgage redlining. Not the same as Jim Crow but basically a system of segregation, not to mention the policing in the mix. “I mean I’m not racist but think of our real estate value here…”