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People forget that Dr. King's real life was filled with threats, violence & injuries, not speeches and "dreams." (cdn.masto.host)

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People forget that Dr. King's real life was filled with threats, violence & injuries, not speeches and "dreams."

Dr. King would've been 88 this past Friday.

“ When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of #racism , materialism, & militarism are incapable of being conquered.”

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[–] superflippy@mastodon.xyz 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@Vegan_Joe My MIL occasionally shares stories about being a teen during Jim Crow. When she went to concerts, there were separate sections for the black & white kids to keep them from dancing together.

[–] Vegan_Joe@piefed.world 13 points 4 days ago

A side topic, but this pulls to mind the gay rights movement in my lifetime. It always felt like an extension to the civil Rights movement. Which is all the more concerning with the current rhetoric around gender and sexuality.