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"The people who threw rocks at Ruby Bridges for trying to go to school..." (Original Post)
C Moon
Mar 2023
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elleng
(130,858 posts)1. are still here
ShazzieB
(16,356 posts)2. I agree with this.
1960 was over 60 years ago, and most, if not all, of the women in that picture are deceased by now. However, I imagine their kids would probably prefer that their own grandchildren never learn about their great grandmothers throwing rocks at Ruby Bridges!
gordianot
(15,237 posts)3. I.told the stories of what I saw at lunch counters in the early 1960's.
My children could not conceive of such racist barbarity. I expect schools to continue to spread the message when I am gone and can no longer stand as a witness.
2naSalit
(86,509 posts)4. They can't handle the truth.
Timeflyer
(1,991 posts)5. Moms for Liberty took their place, pushing "parental rights"--sounds so much nicer than the n-word.
czarjak
(11,266 posts)6. Racist R Us