Trump v. Barbara · ¶91

The odds were long and the stakes were high. Indeed, around the time they gained their freedom, former slaves faced a crisis similar in relevant respects to the American immigrant experience. With little in terms of possessions and even less in terms of opportunities to make a living for themselves and their families, freed Blacks were not ushered warmly into the broader community (with apologies or compensation), set up for success, or even given the rights and privileges others enjoyed. Though they’d tilled the soil for centuries and had labored to build every building, once freed, they were basically treated as “strangers” in a notso-strange land.

slip opinion, revised 7/01/26
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