• CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 days ago

    I mean, it sure doesn’t take longer than a year to travel from Arizona to England, does it?

    Also, Peaky Blinders takes place around 30 years later than your meme.

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    5 days ago

    That’s not too far off. The oppression and wealth inequality of the Gilded Age ended in 1900. The Progressive Era and the New Deal quickly shifted wealth from industrial growth to white workers through unions. However, people of color did not benefit from these protections.

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        5 days ago

        Duh. You’re right. It followed the Progressive Era. Regardless, the transfer of wealth to white workers was relatively swift, and the cost of domestic goods was low at the turn of the century. If you look at photos of 1890 vs 1900 vs 1910, you’ll see what I mean.