One of the most popular misconceptions about black history is that over time, America has gradually become less racist and more tolerant.



That is not true.



Since y'all want a BHM thread, here's a thread about the evolution of racism in America.

First, let's dispel a few wrong beliefs. The first enslaved Africans did not arrive in 1619. They were the just the first to arrive in the English colonies.



Nearly a century earlier, in 1526, 600 Europeans founded the colony of San Miguel de Gualdape in what's now Georgetown, SC

They brought enslaved Africans along with them too. But those slaves revolted damn near as soon as they arrived.



As a native of SC whose family still lives near G-town, I can attest to the fact that Georgetown Nakers are known for the shortage of fucks they're willing to give