πŸ“A Thread To Remember Redux

πŸ“£White folks, your ancestors did NOT have to own slaves, overseers, or slave catchers.

BUT you are here & allowed to thrive as a result of #ADOS Black Americans.

Be thankful

πŸ“šA book primer to your privilege at the expense of black sufferingπŸ‘‡
πŸ“£IF YOUR ANCESTORS CAME TO AMERICA BETWEEN 1500's - 1880's

πŸ‘‰Slavery catapulted America's
early colonial economic rise, which incentivized your ancestors to come here or remain here.

Thank #ADOS Black Americans

πŸ“šBook references πŸ‘‡
πŸ“£IF YOUR ANCESTORS CAME TO AMERICA BETWEEN 1890's to 1950's

πŸ“Whites obtained resources & assimilation through land grants, New Deal benefits, the GI Bill & FHA loans. All were either denied or minimally distributed to #ADOS Black Americans.

πŸ“šBooks References
Even Industrial Revolution labor model & business management practices were taken from industrialized slave labor camps. This model was used for latter European influxes.

🀚Do not mention hardworking Europeans building America without proper attribution.
πŸ“£IF YOUR ANCESTORS CAME TO AMERICA BETWEEN 1960's to Present

πŸ“The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ushered in The Immigration Act of 1965.

πŸ“The 1967 Executive Order 11365 rerouted affirmative action back to white households through their women by adding sex discrimination.

#ADOS
MORE: In addition to Executive Order 11365 (1965):

πŸ“The 1978 California v. Bakke ruling further diluted affirmative action.

White women are affirmative action's main beneficiaries.

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2016/5/25/11682950/fisher-supreme-court-white-women-affirmative-action
πŸ“£IF YOUR ANCESTORS CAME TO AMERICA BETWEEN 1890's to 1950's

πŸ“Whites obtained resources & assimilation through land grants, New Deal benefits, the GI Bill & FHA loans. All were either denied or minimally distributed to #ADOS Black Americans.

πŸ“šBooks References πŸ‘‡
Even Industrial Revolution labor model & business management practices were taken from industrialized slave labor camps. This model was used for latter European influxes.

🀚Do not mention hardworking Europeans building America without proper attribution.

http://bostonreview.net/race/caitlin-c-rosenthal-how-slavery-inspired-modern-business-management
πŸ“£In final,

Do not gaslight #ADOS Black Americans.

πŸ“Your ancestors did not have to own one slave, but your presence in America is off the backs, shoulders & labor of Black Americans.

Be an ally 🀝.

Support #ADOS plight for due redress.

You benefitted at their expense.
For more information on slavery, indigenous redress, and more scroll through the original thread https://twitter.com/AdosGrievances/status/1160332407926603777?s=20
πŸ“£IF YOUR ANCESTORS CAME TO AMERICA BETWEEN 1960's to Present

πŸ“The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ushered in The Immigration Act of 1965.

πŸ“The 1967 Executive Order 11365 rerouted affirmative action back to white households through their women by adding sex discrimination.

#ADOS
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