You fail at history son. Slavery was only ended on paper with the emancipation proclamation. African Americans (and poor whites for that matter) were free in theory, but once many began to work as farm laborers for their former masters they were forced into predatory leasing agreements designed to keep them bound to the land. Sharecropping lasted into the 1950's/'60's. And many state and local governments enacted Jim Crow laws and restricted Blacks from accessing education, voting, etc. Segregation lasted untill the mid '60's. The Civil Rights act wasn't passed untill 1968.
So when you say "slavery ended 145 years ago" you're just showing your ignorance. The events that took place to bring us as close to equality as we are today are a lot more recent than you might think.
As for people making fun of Bush... I've heard 10x as many White people make fun of him as I have heard Black people make fun of him. Hell. other than the GOP fanbois on here I don't think I've ever met
anyone who even takes him seriously.
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Somebody on an internet forum somewhere would get sand in their va-jay-jay over it. 
Originally Posted by Total_Blender
You fail at history son. Slavery was only ended on paper with the emancipation proclamation. African Americans (and poor whites for that matter) were free in theory, but once many began to work as farm laborers for their former masters they were forced into predatory leasing agreements designed to keep them bound to the land. Sharecropping lasted into the 1950's/'60's. And many state and local governments enacted Jim Crow laws and restricted Blacks from accessing education, voting, etc. Segregation lasted untill the mid '60's. The Civil Rights act wasn't passed untill 1968.
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