Re:Gerontopoly: Homeownership, wealth, and age
by 40acres on Monday April 23, 2018 @07:59PM
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Totally agreed. I'm not trying to downplay the history of other groups in America as so much as highlighting the unique challenges that have affected black America.
The US enacted a law banning Chinese.. The state I live in (Oregon) explicit banned blacks in the constitution [0]. San Francisco was ready to mob and burn down Chinatown... "Black Wall Street" in Tusla, OK was burned down by a mob.. [1]
I did not want to get into a tit for tat comparison between oppression but I would implore anyone who is interested to really do their research on race in America.
The US enacted a law banning Chinese.. The state I live in (Oregon) explicit banned blacks in the constitution [0]. San Francisco was ready to mob and burn down Chinatown... "Black Wall Street" in Tusla, OK was burned down by a mob.. [1]
I did not want to get into a tit for tat comparison between oppression but I would implore anyone who is interested to really do their research on race in America.
[0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/06/07... [1]: http://www.ebony.com/black-history/the-destruction-of-black-...