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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts) Sun May 3, 2015, 11:58 PM May 2015

Cross-post from GD: Lynching and Race Riots in the United States, 1880-1950 (Robert A. Gibson)

Posted this last Wednesday in GD, but it didn't seem to get much attention.

In light of recent events - in Baltimore, in NYC, in Ferguson, and all across America:

The historical record is brutally clear. This is incredibly ugly stuff, and the worst part is: not only does the impact of this history continue to be felt, but Black lives still are in grave danger-and often times, lethally so - on a daily basis.

This history matters, to understand the present...

Link to my post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026592284

And the source for my post: http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1979/2/79.02.04.x.html#e

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Cross-post from GD: Lynching and Race Riots in the United States, 1880-1950 (Robert A. Gibson) (Original Post) YoungDemCA May 2015 OP

Pretty timely thread. Major Hogwash May 2015 #1

Major Hogwash

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1. Pretty timely thread.

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Tue May 5, 2015, 05:12 AM

May 2015

Considering how many white people supported some wingnut witch named Pam Geller today in the GD forum.

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