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KT2000

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12. I wish everyone

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 02:42 AM

Jun 2020

would watch that. For those who say that they are not responsible for what their forefathers did, slavery, they would understand how there has been a constant undercurrent of methods to keep black people and men especially, second class citizens in this country. Now prisons are being used.
That was an excellent documentary.

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I never learned about this in American History class. [View all] Heartstrings Jun 2020 OP

That was the subject of the documentary "13th" Caliman73 Jun 2020 #1

Thank you! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #2

I wish everyone KT2000 Jun 2020 #12

Black men in prisons aren't used for forced labor now, but they are making men rich from BComplex Jun 2020 #39

Actually, they are StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #46

Prisoners are still used to do public work, like picking up trash on public Blue_true Jun 2020 #59

Sad post but one every single white person in the US needs to read. PatrickforO Jun 2020 #3

No they didn't! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #4

Well, there was a hell of a lot that was never taught in schools... Moostache Jun 2020 #17

Amen, Moostache. Amen. BComplex Jun 2020 #40

EXcept I learned it in college obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #27

Kick for maximum exposure. Thanks for posting. nt oasis Jun 2020 #5

My pleasure.... Heartstrings Jun 2020 #6

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2020 #7

Thank you, so much. We SHOULD have been taught. I have already passed it on to a friend. Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2020 #8

And a number of years ago I remember hearing about how the symbols on contemporary police fierywoman Jun 2020 #9

There's more . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Jun 2020 #10

Thanks for posting! PandoraAwakened Jun 2020 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author pecosbob Jun 2020 #15

Mandatory minimum sentencing...mainly a relic of the recent past, but insidious in its impact... Moostache Jun 2020 #18

Thanks! PandoraAwakened Jun 2020 #53

Yes, the entire war on drugs. Blue_true Jun 2020 #60

If only there were an esteemed psychiatrist someone could ask. N/T lapucelle Jun 2020 #43

... sheshe2 Jun 2020 #44

... lapucelle Jun 2020 #45

Yup. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author PandoraAwakened Jun 2020 #55

I feel stupid MH1 Jun 2020 #56

Haaaaa! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #52

Post removed Post removed Jun 2020 #54

A couple of friends of mine are (although they might not call themselves "esteemed").... George II Jun 2020 #57

Hell, our schools barely talk about slavery, let alone peonage. nt SunSeeker Jun 2020 #13

And the ones that do teach about slavery say how wonderful it was Ilsa Jun 2020 #42

Neither did I...where I did learn about it was in... pecosbob Jun 2020 #14

+1 2naSalit Jun 2020 #33

This also shows one of the reasons why police got in the habit of watching Sloumeau Jun 2020 #16

Look no further than Dylan Roof and Walter Scott as a prime example... Moostache Jun 2020 #19

White people could make more money, not "society". It is a poor utilization of talent & ability Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #24

Bingo!!!!!! Blue_true Jun 2020 #61

K&R for exposure!!!! diva77 Jun 2020 #20

"Slavery by Another Name" by Douglas Blackmon tells the story. Cities like Atlanta and.... EarnestPutz Jun 2020 #21

he won a Pulitzer for it too. TeamPooka Jun 2020 #22

It was only a few yrs ago that I learned slaves built the WH. White owners rented them to govt bobbieinok Jun 2020 #23

That book was heartbreaking. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #47

There is an excellent, Pulitzer Prize -winning book on this topic Tanuki Jun 2020 #25

K&R n/t Kitchari Jun 2020 #26

Shit. That's probably where the pattern began of targeting black people within the limits of the law Baitball Blogger Jun 2020 #28

And these same laws have been used to target protesters who protest for LIBERAL causes, BComplex Jun 2020 #41

K&R Solomon Jun 2020 #29

That system was slavery by another name. BSdetect Jun 2020 #30

This should also underscore the need to abolish PRIVATE prisons! lastlib Jun 2020 #31

Only 8 percent of incarcerated people are held in private prisons. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #32

The prison system is built on this framework. It's not reformable. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #34

Still JustGene Jun 2020 #35

Thanks for this important post. panader0 Jun 2020 #36

I had no idea how loaded the word "peon" is. blaze Jun 2020 #37

This is, of course, the origin of the "blacks are criminals" meme struggle4progress Jun 2020 #38

Lately I am learning a lot about what I didn't learn in History class, crickets Jun 2020 #48

You're welcome! Heartstrings Jun 2020 #51

Our prison system is legalized slavery Generic Brad Jun 2020 #50

The history of how Whites as a singular group treated Blacks in America is Blue_true Jun 2020 #58