"As legal slavery passed, we entered into a permanent period of unemployment and underemployment from which we have yet to emerge"
- Julian Bond
About this Quote
This quote by Julian Bond speaks with the long-term economic results of the abolition of legal slavery in the United States. Bond suggests that the end of legal slavery did not produce the financial flexibility and chance that lots of had actually expected. Rather, it introduced a period of joblessness and underemployment that has continued to this day. This quote talks to the systemic racism and financial inequality that has actually been perpetuated in the United States given that the end of legal slavery. It likewise serves as a reminder that the legacy of slavery is still felt today, which much work needs to be done to ensure that all individuals have access to financial opportunity and flexibility.
This quote is written / told by Julian Bond somewhere between January 14, 1940 and today. He/she was a famous Activist from USA.
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