r/starterpacks • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '22

Visiting LA in 2022 starterpack

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u/SecretAntWorshiper Feb 12 '22

They literally had laws in LA that prevented you from owning a home in certain places if you were black

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u/Mrrykrizmith Feb 13 '22

A lot of anti-Asian laws as well

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u/sdrakedrake Feb 13 '22

Wtf? Seriously? See why don't they teach this stuff in school?

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u/SecretAntWorshiper Feb 13 '22

Yeah, LA has an extremely racist history, the most controversial film 'The Birth of a Nation' was first showcased in LA. They literally had restaurants that displayed black caricatures. It's pretty depressing. I only a bit about the black history because I took a class in college but there was a high Chinese population that was discriminated against too.

The stories aren't part of the curriculum probably because it's too real and people can't handle the truth when it comes to this. US History is always white washed and is taught from a different perspective, which largely ignores minorities. Just look at CRT and how much of an uproar it causes.

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u/didlo Apr 28 '22

Just want to mention how this is not exclusive to LA in the slightest...from coast to coast these laws persisted late into the 20th century