And if you are wondering who Mary Ellen Pleasant was.....she was one of the richest people in the state of California during the mid 1800's -- but she had to "pass for white"for awhile to go about building her wealth...but I am sure many white folks also had to "pass for white" at that time too..right?
Do her grandchildren have to pass for white in order to prosper in the 21st century?
I learned all about the Civil War in school. What started it, who passed the Emancipation Proclamation, what color the participants were and the effects of it's culmination. There is nothing racist about teaching the truth.
I also learned who established libraries in our country. Who invented the light bulb. Who cultivated peanuts.
Who created the assembly line. Who put a car in every garage. Who created the airplane. Who cured polio....
What I didn't hear was, "This white man created the light bulb. This white man built cars. These white men flew a plane. Aren't whites great?"
Stop trying to rewrite history. Stop trying to punish whites for being creative. Stop trying to cancel the truth...