re: Forty acres and a mule

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First of all most slaves were denied the ability to learn to read and write. So they weren't prepared for freedom or to live in society at the time

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Not sure of your point, trident.

I can tell you that my great grandparents came to the US on a boat without knowing the language, nor how to read/write. They opened a restaurant/bar which is still open to this very day.

You can succeed....if you truly want to. In the case of this discussion, the gov’t has been successful in getting rid of this ambition from too many people.