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I'm just going to pretend Black history began sometime in the 1970s... (lemmy.world)
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[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 weeks ago

Correct, lots of Irish came over well after slavery and were treated like shit. This is more appropriate for black Americans with Anglican surnames (Williams, Smith, etc)