This is part 1 of our updated life development series #RiseUp
Based on some of the things you hear about black people, you would think that we are lazy, good for nothing, always looking for a handout, needy, etc. But history tells a different story. Is it possible that all of the wealth America has today was made off of these lazy, inferior people? Let’s take a look:
- From 1660-1860, America made it’s wealth from free slave labor and the slave trades. That’s 200 years!
- In 1800, a acre of land cost $1, a pound of cotton cost .15, but you would have to pay $600 for a slave.
- In 1820, a acre of land was $1.40, a pound of cotton cost .25, but you could make a profit of $1,050 if you sold a slave.
- In 1840, you had to pay $1,200 for a slave. Oddly similar to the amount of money the government gave in stimulus checks this year.
The primary source of wealth in America, were the lazy people who did not want to work – the slaves. In 1860, INVESTMENT in slaves made people a combined $7 billion.
The following industries, most of which are still around today, were built off of free slave labor (the lazy people who don’t want to work):
- Railroad
- Sugar
- Cocoa
- Liquor
- Tobacco
- Shoe
- Textile
- Cotton/clothing
67 million Americans today benefit from the wealth of the “lazy people who did not want to work” of the past. Contrary to what they say, they did not actually work hard for this wealth.
America tried to make up for this when the president offered reparations of 40 acres and a mule to former slaves. It was rescinded a few months later by the next president, who instead paid the slave owners for their lost property (slaves) which was their only source of income.
Join us next Monday for Part 2 of this series, as we continue to break down how you should ignore what they say and rise up anyway!
Suggested Reading “When Affirmative Action Was White” by Ira Katznelson
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