#BlackLivesMatter
400 years ago white people brought black people here, enslaved them & sold them, treated them as less than human for 250 years, while white men built the country and created its laws and its systems of government.
Then 150 years ago white people "freed" black people from slavery. But then angry white people created laws that made it impossible for them to vote.
Or to have the same rights as white people.
They even erected monuments glorifying people who actively fought to keep them enslaved. All while another 5-10 generations of white families got to grow and accumulate wealth and gain land and get an education.
White privilege doesn't mean you haven't suffered or fought or worked hard.
It doesn’t mean you can’t be proud of who you are.
It DOES mean that we need to acknowledge that the system our ancestors created is built FOR white people.
It DOES mean that we owe it to our neighbors — of all colors — to acknowledge that and work to make our world more equitable.
#BlackLivesMatter