The Racist Truth of The Kentucky Derby
America’s popular horse racing event, the Kentucky Derby, is steeped in racism.
Formerly enslaved Black men - who, during slavery, were tasked with raising prized cattle and horses, work whites deemed beneath them - were enlisted as jockeys for the race...
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