Betsey Stockton, born into US slavery, was in possession of the President of Princeton. She was another of many women of color who helped build schools in Hawaii. Hawaii became the most literate country in the world (98%) when Europeans and the US only educated the elites.
The Hawaiian system of worker cooperatives also known as hui challenged the white capitalist system and allowed for common moderate prosperity of all people. Many Chinese specifically married into Hawaiian families hence names like Akana, Akau. Black families such as that of Anthony D. Allen 'Alani’, also succeeded and helped build hospitals, schools, and Hawaii's first bowling alley.
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Before the US banned Hawaiian language & culture, Hawaii had true equality for Black people, who prospered & helped build schools, hospitals & started Hawaii's first bowling alley.
Since the US illegal invasion of Hawaii, we now have terrible racial & economic inequality. Black and Hawaiians are the most over-incarcerated and murdered by police. Black families in the US are 10x poorer than yt counterparts & 2.5x more likely to be chained up for prison labor
Many women of color contributed greatly to Hawaii's success. Emma Na'ea Rooke founded the world's first Universal Healthcare system in Hawaii, raising money on foot. She also helped build academies and a nursing school to staff the hospital.
Thomas McCants Steward was born in US slavery. Inspired by his true equality, and opportunity to prosper in Hawaii as a Black person, Stewart fought against the US coup that shackled people of color into 'beasts of burden' under yt capitalist oligarchs like Dole.