I don't know what history book you've been reading, but we were killing off the Native American population and sending them to reservations LONG after the Revolutionary War.
Yes, there are currently college scholarships available. That is a recent development and a minor one in comparison to the years of poverty and its inherent social issues. If you had ever been to a reservation (going to go out on a real limb here) you wouldn't be yapping about "white folks guilt" and the "soft bigotry of low expectations." If you come from a poor family, go to school in a poor neighborhood, or your parents do not have a higher education, the deck is already statistically stacked against you, regardless of your color or heritage.
The obesity problem you speak of is not an indicator that people are getting enough food, but often that the foods they CAN afford are unhealthy and fattening.
Yes, there are currently college scholarships available. That is a recent development and a minor one in comparison to the years of poverty and its inherent social issues. If you had ever been to a reservation (going to go out on a real limb here) you wouldn't be yapping about "white folks guilt" and the "soft bigotry of low expectations." If you come from a poor family, go to school in a poor neighborhood, or your parents do not have a higher education, the deck is already statistically stacked against you, regardless of your color or heritage.
The obesity problem you speak of is not an indicator that people are getting enough food, but often that the foods they CAN afford are unhealthy and fattening.
A McDonald's "Value" Meal, costs over $5 in most areas. One can easily go to the grocery store and buy healthy groceries and with a few basic instructions, produce a great tasting, healthy, balanced meal for that price, if not less. So, I don't understand your point.