Blacks in American Society
A friend sent me this and asked for my comments.
Until 1865, most of what existed south of the Mason-Dixon line was built predominantly by white ownership of black slaves.
More importantly, the remnants of those days still remain in place. Black Americans are severely underrepresented at the top of the corporate hierarchy and the highest echelons of government. They face discrimination in virtually every aspect of life in America: income, wealth, health, housing, lending, country club membership, education quality, criminal conviction and punishment, and political representation (Congress has had 11 blacks in 255 years).
The oncoming effects of climate change and other types of environmental disaster will disproportionately affect blacks, just as there is an above-average level of chemical toxicity in black neighborhoods today.
I invite those who may question all this to check out this short but powerful video:
