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Thomas Sowell: "It is a lie that problems in the black community are attributed to the legacy of slavery. Black married couples were more prevalent in the 20's than today. Black unemployment rate was lower in the 1930's than today. The decline began in the 1960's with the welfare state."

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Thomas Sowell: "Herbert Gutman did a study which was published in 1976 studying the deterioration of the black family. The following was concluded: - More than 80% of black children in the 1920's were raised by two parent families. - Homicide rate among blacks was lower in 1940, and in 1950. - Venereal diseases and teenage pregnancies were lower in 1950. - Suicide rates were lower in 1950. All of this drastically got worse after the 1960's Governmental programs, and the decline has never stopped."
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Thomas Sowell: "Herbert Gutman did a study which was published in 1976 studying the deterioration of the black family. The following was concluded: - More than 80% of black children in the 1920's were raised by two parent families. - Homicide rate among blacks was lower in 1940, and in 1950. - Venereal diseases and teenage pregnancies were lower in 1950. - Suicide rates were lower in 1950. All of this drastically got worse after the 1960's Governmental programs, and the decline has never stopped."

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This scares TF outta Democrats She talks about when and how the erosion of the black family began Young black women decided to kick their husbands out, and marry the Govt.... Charlie Kirk talked about that a lot In the 60's (22%) were born to single moms, today it's (65%)
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