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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]From my reading and understanding of the history of America over the last 300 years, African Americans should be at no disadvantage today compared to other American immigrants (even discounting SES). After all, they have had, and continue to have, equal access to opportunities (and choice) in this country such as land, land ownership, generational wealth, libraries, schools and universities, country clubs, swimming pools and lacrosse, real estate, bank and other business loans, the ballot box, the board rooms and voting rights. I am at a loss to explain thier plight. They did not suffer the Indian ethnic cleansing and holocaust (well over 100 million) over the same period by the hands of other American immigrants from across the Atlantic.

This is a joke, right?

Not the pp but I absolutely agree that African Americans are at no disadvantage compared to other immigrants. I am talking about the 21st century and not previous centuries including the 20th century. The president of the United States is African American!!!!

If anything, there are more resources available to African Americans compared to any other minority. I am totally not saying that they did not have to overcome 
immense obstacles in previous times but when it comes to African Americans in this generation, there are abundant resources for them.[quote]

Excellent analysis worthy of 20th and 21st century high educational standards.

I recount a story visiting a former college roommate at his farm and estate outside of Charlottesville, Virginia.  He was a 5th generation Southern aristocratic patrician gentleman.  The family money and wealth accrued from the illegal trading in alcohol during the prohibition days.  I was not sure what his true line of work was at the time; however, he made similar remarks about his surprise blacks were not at the top of the pecking order in America because of the abundant resources available to them.  He believed if one was bankrupt yesterday it should have no bearing on financial status today and tomorrow.  Time was plenty reparations enough for a history of genocide and holocaust.

I agree with my friend's analysis.  I am surprised blacks in South Africa are not in the highest SES.[/quote]

Accumulated wealth or compound wealth.  Wealth begets more wealth.  [/quote]

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