BLACK HISTORY MONTH QUOTE 6
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
"Black men had fewer opportunities to become wealthy and were specifically encouraged, often by the US government, to look to marriage, rather than wealth, as a source of social status. The government hoped that by linking social status to black men's role as husbands and providers it could minimize its own economic responsibility for the newly free African Americans - especially for black women and children."
- Marcia A. Zug, You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love
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