Dorothy Brown

Think about how Black Americans were treated in the 20th century.

Think about how Black Americans were treated in the 20th century.

Their land was taken.

Their land was taken.

They were lynched.

They were lynched.

So part of what the commission is going to do is unearth all of those stories and give all Americans an opportunity to talk about the harm that the government has inflicted upon them and how the government needs to remedy it.

So part of what the commission is going to do is unearth all of those stories and give all Americans an opportunity to talk about the harm that the government has inflicted upon them and how the government needs to remedy it.

You know, yes and no.

You know, yes and no.

If I had a dollar amount, I'd say it because I'm not afraid of the truth.

If I had a dollar amount, I'd say it because I'm not afraid of the truth.

But no one, I mean no one, has done an accurate assessment of what happened to Black Americans from the day after the 13th Amendment was enacted through 2026.

But no one, I mean no one, has done an accurate assessment of what happened to Black Americans from the day after the 13th Amendment was enacted through 2026.

Nobody.

Nobody.

Yes.

Yes.

So when I figured out what really happened to Black Americans after the 13th Amendment freed all the enslaved people is no matter where we went, we had targets on our backs.

So when I figured out what really happened to Black Americans after the 13th Amendment freed all the enslaved people is no matter where we went, we had targets on our backs.