• Gorilladrums@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Ah yes, I’m sure those peaceful protesters during the civil rights movement didn’t care about the cause they were protesting for.

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      6 hours ago

      The civil rights movement succeeded because the authorities were made to realize that if they didn’t play ball with MLK, folks like Malcolm X and Huey Newton were the alternative.