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African American

qwlauren35

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11. Good post.

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 02:28 PM

Jun 2015

excluded agricultural workers and domestic servants in a deliberate effort to maintain a Black menial labor caste in the South.

I remember when I first learned about this. I was disgusted, and not-surprised. The extent of hatred toward black people runs so deep, it's just sick.

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The systematic exclusion of black people from the welfare system (Progressive Era, New Deal, etc.) [View all] YoungDemCA May 2015 OP

K&R for visibility. n/t freshwest May 2015 #1

Kick bravenak May 2015 #2

As I remember it that is why welfare was taken out of the states hands and became AFDC and jwirr Jun 2015 #3

Heck, the original Social Security legislation left lots of Blacks out. Hoyt Jun 2015 #4

KnR sheshe2 Jun 2015 #5

Posted to for later. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #6

Thanks. nt YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #8

A big kick and a rec JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #7

K&R ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #9

I'm tempted to repost this in GD - if for no other reason than visibility YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #10

YES! qwlauren35 Jun 2015 #12

Good post. qwlauren35 Jun 2015 #11

Thanks! YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #13