Slavery And Race Relations

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Yes, slavery is still relevant to present day race relations. I believe this because, although slavery is in the past, we cannot forget about it, or at least shouldn’t. I believe that if you forget about something, it could happen again, or comeback in a different form. Slavery is relevant because it has greatly impacted our history and will continue to. Slavery has changed our society, and the way we view race. It has changed the people in our society, and because of it we’ve made rules we still abide by today. It has caused loss of history, life, and more. Also, since today’s society is very race based, slavery is relevant. People are still racist, still discriminate, and stereotype, so we haven’t reached a point where we can just forget

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