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A small thread of things you might not know are linked to racisms 
Yale University was named after a slave trader. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-college-formerly-known-as-yale-1470698364
While we're talking about these institutions: "Profits from slavery and related industries helped fund some of the most prestigious schools in the Northeast, including Harvard, Columbia, [and] Princeton" https://www.apmreports.org/episode/2017/09/04/shackled-legacy
During slavery in America, owners in the North got rid of "misbehaving" slaves by sending them down the Mississippi River to Mississippi plantations, which had worse conditions.
That's where the phrase "sold down the river" comes from https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/01/27/265421504/what-does-sold-down-the-river-really-mean-the-answer-isnt-pretty
That's where the phrase "sold down the river" comes from https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/01/27/265421504/what-does-sold-down-the-river-really-mean-the-answer-isnt-pretty
Your bank? You guessed it! Built on racisms! https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49476247
So about that phrase 'grandfathered in'...
The Grandfather clause was enacted by 7 Southern states between 1895-1910 to deny voting rights to Black people. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/10/21/239081586/the-racial-history-of-the-grandfather-clause
The Grandfather clause was enacted by 7 Southern states between 1895-1910 to deny voting rights to Black people. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/10/21/239081586/the-racial-history-of-the-grandfather-clause
Wall Street has a slave-trading past https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/15/a-permanent-reminder-of-wall-streets-hidden-slave-trading-past-is-coming-soon/
"The Capitol is an important symbol of democracy. But it’s a complicated one — 'the people’s house' built by slave labor and designed, in countless ways, to erase their presence afterward." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-07/mob-invades-capitol-symbol-of-democracy-troubled-history
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