No, one cannot simply "get over" slavery. Not because of how long it lasted, but because of the lasting impacts it has caused upon minorities through systemic racism! Listen to learn about this multifaceted issue and its effects on the black community daily.
Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/01/885878564/what-systemic-racism-means-and-the-way-it-harms-communities
https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/founders-and-the-vote.html
https://www.brookings.edu/research/americas-formerly-redlines-areas-changed-so-must-solutions/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/03/28/redlining-was-banned-50-years-ago-its-still-hurting-minorities-today/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/28/black-and-hispanic-families-are-making-more-money-but-they-still-lag-far-behind-whites/
https://news.temple.edu/news/2020-06-25/systemic-racism-has-led-education-disparities
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1441&context=ijare
https://www.ymca.net/summer-buzz/highest-risk-for-drowning
