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https://therepproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/blog-559x310-1.png559310If 2020 has taught us (or confirmed) anything, it’s that the American Dream is not as it seems. Attainable? Sure, but usually only for those lucky enough to make it passed systemic obstacles. But what about pulling yourself up by your bootstraps? As principal of an underfunded Oakland high school and one of the subjects of our upcoming doc Ruby De Tie explains—it’s hard to pull yourself up by your bootstraps when you have no boots. In just a matter of 8 months, 2020 has illuminated a plethora of structural issues that have plagued this country for centuries. Here are three ways 2020 has brought the American Dream into question.