Slavery By Another Name

I watched this program online last night and it really hit home for me. Whenever I try to explain to whites (usually men) why we need affirmative action and why black people haven't "pulled themselves up by their bootstraps" like other minority groups (whites, usually) I get met with hostility or blank stares.

It's also why the south has a reputation (and reality) of racism worse than the north. No matter how bad the north is with racism, nothing can compare to the stealing of lives the south did on an institution, mass level.

Here's the link: http://video.pbs.org/video/2176766758

I would love to see a discussion of this program here on DU.