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**Do you know.....?**

• Did you know that when America abolished slavery and granted citizenship to colored people, they also gave colored men the right to vote? Some people might have not of known that beacause, even though they could vote legally, a lot of colored men didn't because a lot of white people would beat up or even murder colored men that voted.

• Did you know during World War I that a lot of black men were not allowed to join the army -- and if they found a way in they were put in non-combat positions or on the front line.

• Did you know one of the first colored pro-baseball players was Jakie Robinson? He was also a war verteran.

• Did you know that The KKK didn't start off as a cult? They were actually a small group of war verterans that were getting together for their beliefs. But, after they got together and talked about their group -- people joined and started hate crimes on colored people and soon it was made into a mass hate-crime cult.