Is there any convincing argument that African-Americans have not overall benefited from slavery in the long run?

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[–]StalwartJames 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Slavery has contributed to discrimination against African-Americans.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Then why were black families more stable and upwardly mobile 100-50 years ago than now?

Their problems aren't due to discrimination born out of slavery but social change since the 1970s.

[–]AmerlcanMuskrat 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Then why were black families more stable and upwardly mobile 100-50 years ago than now?

They were not.

Their problems aren't due to discrimination born out of slavery but social change since the 1970s.

False.