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Just in time. There is this great article from Salon The Suppressed History of the Civil Rights Movement salon.com/2024/01/18/th…
As those familiar with me know I am critical of Marches and demonstrations as they accomplish nothing and the establishment welcomes them as pressure relief valves.
But the civil rights movement was NOT passive …
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Just in time. There is this great article from Salon The Suppressed History of the Civil Rights Movement https://www.salon.com/2024/01/18/the-suppressed-history-of-the-civil-rights-movement-that-could-help-defeat-donald/?lh_aid=3594738&lh_cid=cbo38owi9q&lh_em=myocicats%40gmail.com&di=d52eeb2d3d2591b796e984375c5999a4
As those familiar with me know I am critical of Marches and demonstrations as they accomplish nothing and the establishment welcomes them as pressure relief valves.
But the civil rights movement was NOT passive non violence,like marches, but aggressive non violence like sit ins and the Freedom Bus ride ins.
https://www.salon.com/2024/01/18/the-suppressed-history-of-the-civil-rights-movement-that-could-help-defeat-donald/?lh_aid=3594738&lh_cid=cbo38owi9q&lh_em=myocicats%40gmail.com&di=d52eeb2d3d2591b796e984375c5999a4