The working class in the United States has never been united; it's always been divided along the lines of race. ... Racism and capitalism emerged at the same time, in 15th-century western Europe, and they've reinforced each other from the beginning. (Ibram X. Kendi)

The working class in the United States has never been united; it's always been divided along the lines of race. ... Racism and capitalism emerged at the same time, in 15th-century western Europe, and they've reinforced each other from the beginning.

Ibram X. Kendi

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