Genealogy itself is something of a privilege, coming far more easily to those of us for whom enslavement, conquest, and dispossession of our land has not been our lot.

Tim Wise
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This quotation is aimed at the privileged, the white people who have never experienced racism or white privilege. It was written by a white woman who grew up in a family of good standing. She was able to take advantage of the social order, but she did not have to deal with the racism that her ancestors would have faced.

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