• @Cryophilia
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    210 months ago

    as if the point of slavery was to produce white supremacy rather than cotton and not the other way around

    This is a perfect summary of how I feel the civil war is taught in the north.

    • @banneryear1868
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      110 months ago

      It can become very hypocritical when it comes to neighborhood development and mortgage redlining. Not the same as Jim Crow but basically a system of segregation, not to mention the policing in the mix. “I mean I’m not racist but think of our real estate value here…”