Millions were brought to America from Africa specifically for their Unpaid Labor, starting the foundation of the USA 150 years before it was formed.
The USA officially treated the first 12 generations of Black People as property, legally bought and sold, becoming the nation's most profitable investment.
Black People had their mythical inferior status written into federal, state, and local laws for 350 years to make a forced labor system work.
To acknowledge the historic truth that the collective contribution of Black People is the essential factor to the United States becoming a successful nation.
To reveal and abolish the hoax of Black inferiority that underlies today’s disparities.
To honor the 10,000,000 victimized people whose collective effort is yielding benefits enjoyed by all Americans today.
Black People were so valuable that they became the USA’s most valuable and most profitable investment, starting the foundation 150 years before the USA was formed.
Black People were so valuable that they had to be written into the US Constitution in order to form the United States of America.
Black People were so valuable that 180,000 were needed as soldiers to help save the USA during the Civil War, and were needed to help win the Revolutionary War.
Black People were so valuable that the US Capital was strategically located where most of them lived, and ten of the first 12 US Presidents owned Black People.
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Black People were so valuable that they were needed as soldiers to help win the Revolutionary War, and 180,000 were needed as soldiers to help save the USA during the Civil War.
A dispute over their status caused the USA to divide into 2 countries, causing the deadliest war in American history. More people died fighting over them than all the other American wars combined.
Black People created the opportunity that millions of immigrants have come to America for. Ultimately, the USA would not exist without Black People.