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[-] iie@hexbear.net 74 points 4 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.

[-] Florn@hexbear.net 26 points 4 days ago

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

[-] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days 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.

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