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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Take a look at the contact situations between the different racial and ethnic groups in this country:
Blacks- Taken from their homeland and forced into slavery.
Native Americans- Conquered and basically eradicated. What little remained were forced onto reservations.
Various Asian ethnic groups- Came to the country willingly looking for a better life.
Middle Easterners- Came to the country willingly looking for a better life.
I don't think its a coincidence that black and Native Americans are experiencing similar economic issues while Asians and Middle Easterners have had quite a bit more success.
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SOLD into slavery.
Let's not pretend that Indians weren't violent and weren't involved in fighting with and against the British..
you know why SOME blacks still struggle? SOME blacks refuse to forgive, and can't move forward.