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sheshe2

(83,986 posts) Fri Jul 17, 2015, 02:06 AM Jul 2015

Cross Post. We have overcome Racism, so says SCOTUS and Sanders. Ta-Nehisi Coates says no.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251450837

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Cross Post. We have overcome Racism, so says SCOTUS and Sanders. Ta-Nehisi Coates says no. (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 2015 OP

I don't even think it's gotten better gollygee Jul 2015 #1

I posted this under your OP that I think would be of interest to this group. stevenleser Jul 2015 #2

gollygee

(22,336 posts)

1. I don't even think it's gotten better

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 09:00 AM

Jul 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026978400#post45

I posted that earlier today and I imagine I'll get tons of people arguing against me. It seems like there have been improvements in some areas but at the same time things have gotten worse elsewhere. The criminal justice system is so horribly racist now that I think it's made the overall level of racism the same or worse. (and I should paste that into that thread.)

The author of Sundown Towns created this: http://sundown.afro.illinois.edu/content/racismcurve.html

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

2. I posted this under your OP that I think would be of interest to this group.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 03:29 PM

Jul 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=452956

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