150 years later we have yet to reckon with the foundational violence of white supremacy.
"You can’t understand the scope of 122,000 names until you see them on a wall.
Each name, taken from the 1870 census, belonged to a former enslaved person. These are surnames. Family names. Combined, they represent about 4 million people who emerged from bondage.
Each one stands for an American once treated as an animal. Someone who could be abused and assaulted under the law. "
https://missouriindependent.com/2024/07/04/freedom-isnt-free/
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