• iie [they/them, he/him]
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    2 days ago

    Except there were widespread riots in the civil rights era, violent unrest was a major factor behind the civil rights act. They’re trapped in the version of the civil rights era that we learn about in high school.

    • ZWQbpkzl [none/use name]
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      22 hours ago

      iirc there were still many orgs using the same sort of nonviolence rhetoric at the time. I wasn't saying the represent the entirety of the civil rights movement.

    • Florn [they/them]
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      1 day ago

      Imagine learning about the civil rights era in high school instead of stopping at WW1 every year