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In wishing people a Happy White People’s Day July 4, Chris Rock stirred up debate and sparked controversy as many accused the outspoken comedian of racism. On Independence Day, the star fired off the following tweet: “Happy white peoples independence day the slaves weren’t free but I’m sure they enjoyed fireworks.” Predictably, some people went absolutely ballistic. Rock is, of course, 100 percent correct in noting that black people in America were kept as slaves and treated horribly – for nearly a century after 1776, no less. This is accepted as fact and with shame by almost everyone, but the Tweet struck a nerve with many who seem to really hate black people mentioning slavery. Nearly 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, so-called “reverse racism” achieves little and widens our divisions, or so the common argument goes. Wrote one non-fan: “Chris Rock says ‘happy