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[–] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Umm... I'm not sure how long you've studied US History but non white have always had less rights. Just not always written explicitly so.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    Yup. Originally, Irish and Italian immigrants weren't white. Syrians and Arabs have always been white though, because as they argued in court, if they weren't white, neither was Jesus. So that case ended quickly.

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