George Floyd's great-great-grandfather acquired 500 acres of land during Reconstruction.

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Waleed Shahid
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George Floyd’s great-great-grandfather acquired 500 acres of land during Reconstruction.

All of it was stolen by white farmers who seized the land, using legally questionable maneuvers that were common in the postwar South.

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[Rhiannon12866]

1. That happened a lot thanks to Andrew Johnson

I highly recommend the Reconstruction documentary series on PBS, it tells the whole deplorable story.

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2. Therefore no systemic racism in Amerikkka.

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3. And don't forget the hundreds of years of stolen labor of the enlaved...

African Americans during slavery. Just think of how much that would amount to using the principle of compounding where money doubles every seven years.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. Yeah this is not an unusual story.

[tulipsandroses]

5. Thanks for posting. We will never move forward until America atones for its sins

Its way past time for truth and reconciliation, along with reparations.

[MustLoveBeagles]

6. K&R

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7. There just has to be major reforms in education and

Policing. I've been living with this my whole 70+ year life and it only gets marginally better, followed by getting worse. It's so frustrating for this white person, I can't imagine how frustrating it is if you're black. Soul destroying.