The Awk-word

White privilege

ethiopianbutamerican:

Forty-six million white  adults today can trace the origins of their family wealth to the Homestead Act of 1862. This bill gave away valuable acres of land for free to white families, but expressly precluded participation by Blacks.

(via queerandpresentdanger)

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   I couldn’t read the full post because somehow it’s not coming up. But I feel I have to add that not only did it preclude...

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    D8 holy shit! I found out about the Homestead Act through reading the Little House On The Prairie books as a kid… 8(...

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