[loso]

Slavery was one of the original sins that built this country but its funny to see so many comments in here believe that was it. That once it was abolished call it a day. Blacks in this country were not truly free until the Civil Rights era. Which the height of it was only 10 years before I was born.

I agree that you can't let the past define your future but you also can't be naive and think that in 50 years true unabashed equality has been established. Hell it took until 77 to get redlining by race wiped out. Imagine not being able to buy the house you want to live in based on your race.

[Panjam]

When I visited the US for the first time 3 years ago, I was shocked by the levels of segregation. For reference I grew up in black South Africa.

[Ar-Curunir]

They're still not free, with racist policing and incarceration policies.