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My Hot Take: Imagine if the Reconstruction era hadn't been stymied and white folks hadn't done what white folks are prone to do. Imagine the amount of wealth Black folks would have. There would be no talk of reparations.

#sme #theculture #reconstruction #BlackHistory
07:25 PM - May 23, 2023
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Young Lesbian Dre
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Not hard to imagine. A lot of folks don't know that reparations for the formerly enslaved were part of reconstruction. The Freedmens Bureau was established specifically for this. It's mentioned in this article but just wanted add context about it.

https://www.britannica.com...
12:51 AM - May 26, 2023 (Edited)
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Nathan Standing
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I was taught that Reconstruction was a failure that thankfully ended quickly. (Virginia schools, you know?)

The more I learn about it, though, the more I'm devastated that White Nationalists crushed it. And I'm a White guy.

We could have become that better nation.
11:05 AM - May 24, 2023
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Young Lesbian Dre
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We can still become that nation.
12:53 AM - May 26, 2023
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