The abolitionist spoke at an Independence Day celebration at the historic Corinthian Hall in Rochester, N.Y. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. But the Supreme Court just outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, under the pretense that America is race neutral. Of course Douglass had already told us what will really reveal how “race neutral” America is: the vote. Greg Abbott of Texas signed a congressional map with zero Black districts despite Texas having the largest Black population in the country.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 04, 2023 17:36 UTC