White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom

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White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom
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Edit: Fellow white people, please read the article before just reading the title and reflexively commenting to make it about yourselves, thx

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Yeah, if you asked Trump supporters to find Haiti on a map, I'm guessing a single-digit percentage is getting it right. Their prejudice towards immigrants is not some calculated, historically-informed position. It's a basal fear of the other.

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