This is colonialism and racism in action.https://twitter.com/ztsamudzi/status/1050408945276223488 …
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Sage Sharp Retweeted zoé samudzi
In combination with the tweet above, this is the start of an eugenics program designed to separate families of color and force their kids to take on white culture.https://twitter.com/ztsamudzi/status/1050409398005166082?s=19 …
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zoé samudzi @ztsamudziWe can't talk about the destruction of families and the separation of children through this imperial border regime without acknowledging the horrific American state practice originating, first, amongst indigenous communities https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/deported-parents-may-lose-kids-adoption-investigation-finds-n918261 …Show this thread2 replies 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
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This isn't the "start": there were assimilation schools back in the 19th century and George Washington was a campaigner for "civilizing" indigenous people in the 1790s
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Yes, I recognized my white bias/ignorance about half-way through the next couple of tweets. Thanks for the correction.
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