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Recursion

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15. Read it again

Reply to joeglow3 (Reply #3)

Sat May 24, 2014, 04:20 AM

May 2014

The white middle class was created by taking money from the richest African Americans in the 20th century.

That said, much of what the black community experiences are not "black issues" but poor issues.

Well, no. Poor whites weren't redlined. Blacks of any class were (and still are).

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MUST READ: 'The Case for Reparations' - The Atlantic [View all] WillyT May 2014 OP

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Great read joeglow3 May 2014 #3

Please do not discount race. Class does not supplant race. We must be honest... Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2014 #12

I hope I am not discounting race joeglow3 May 2014 #14

Read it again Recursion May 2014 #15

This is excellent. I'm saving it to re read tomorrow. Thank you. mountain grammy May 2014 #4

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