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packman

(16,296 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:43 AM Jun 2018

"This is not who we are," - But, sadly, it is who we are/were




Several have made the historical connection of today’s horrors to the times of slavery and Native American relocation and re-education. Slaves were sold to different owners with no regards to family bonds. Native American children were taken from their tribes and sent to English-only schools in an attempt to sever their cultural connections and traditions.

Article about Juneteenth:


https://www.thelily.com/this-juneteenth-commemorate-the-end-of-slavery-and-remember-the-families-still-torn-apart-in-this-country/

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