Thread by @eddsmitty

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🧵Many of us know of Jim Crow Laws(JCL) that were enacted after the Civil War and during Reconstruction. For the uninformed, it was a caste system that relegated Black people to second class citizens that lasted 100 years. What (cont)

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many people were taught or only know of JCL is that it was about segregation and voting restrictions. For the record, it was more than that. What if I told you that JCL created a mindset for many people that still exists today?

How? Well, there (cont)

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were rules of "racial etiquette" not written into law that were the norm. In one example, Blacks were not allowed to show public affection toward one another in public, especially kissing, because it offended whites. Another example was if a White person was driving, the(cont)

Black person had to sit in the back seat of the car or truck. More examples of these societal norms are in the links I've posted. JCL purpose was domination & control; both physically and mentally. This brings us to what I've mentioned earlier: The JCL mindset exists today.(cont)

Many White people today feel that they can control the movements of Black people-for example, asking Black USPS/FedEx workers for ID, what are they doing in the neighborhood, and so on.

Even in policing, the mindset exists. See the article below. (cont)

coldcases.emory.edu/the-psychology…

Since JCL ended in 1964 with the Civil Rights Act; it is important to know that physical barriers are still present, i.e. 'sundown towns', gated communities, and many schools across America.

Of course, the mental barriers are still in place.

Ask your local racist.(cont)

We all know that Blacks are always told to 'move on' from the past; however the same people who say this have not. Blacks are always told to 'move on' from the past; however the same people who say this have not.

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