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Blue Owl

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24. Racism is humanity at its ugliest

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So, the folks who tried to prevent a black girl from going to school in 1957 are opposed to... [View all] demmiblue Oct 2021 OP

If they are still alive today, Prof. Toru Tanaka Oct 2021 #1

30% of the US population probably approves of the behavior in this picture. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #3

Sadly, I think you are correct..... MyOwnPeace Oct 2021 #34

The orange f wad gave legitimacy to the racist, ignorant, anti-democracy American. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #38

And another 20% "understand" that white "passion". RVN VET71 Oct 2021 #40

There's So Much Hate In That One Girl's Face COL Mustard Oct 2021 #15

Yes, the viciousness of the facial expression of the woman/girl... 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #35

"You have to be carefully taught...." Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #39

The contrast between the white people and the young black woman is striking 70sEraVet Oct 2021 #2

That expression EYESORE 9001 Oct 2021 #8

Reminds me of Bilbo's face when he wants Frodo to let him berni_mccoy Oct 2021 #23

Quite so. anamnua Oct 2021 #21

Now when any RWNJ wants to complain about critical race theory KS Toronado Oct 2021 #4

+1 tanyev Oct 2021 #5

Nonsense, they are mostly dead. Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #6

If they were in high school in 1957, they'd be around 80. yardwork Oct 2021 #13

" They're mostly still around, voting Republican." Currently. cstanleytech Oct 2021 #26

Exactly. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #33

Yup, thus the new Jim Crow 2.0 laws passed by Republican legislatures and supported by cstanleytech Oct 2021 #36

We sure as hell will not teach the facts of how we committed genocide on the native Americans. The Jungle 1 Oct 2021 #7

Treaty. Custer. Black Hills. Gold. Break Treaty. Custer. Crazy Horse. Genocide and tears. New States Tommymac Oct 2021 #10

In my high school American history classes Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2021 #12

Nor I leftieNanner Oct 2021 #14

I grew up not far from the "Trail of Tears" where it runs through yellowdogintexas Oct 2021 #29

My mother, an Austrian Jew, was a Holocaust survivor Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2021 #42

Thank you so much for this post. Duppers Oct 2021 #18

The screaming girl was 15 year old Hazel Bryan OnlinePoker Oct 2021 #9

Yes, I read about that, too. kskiska Oct 2021 #17

I was 9 when that happened and remember seeing it on the news yellowdogintexas Oct 2021 #31

Yup, exactly where we are in this country JI7 Oct 2021 #11

Conservative TN parents want teachers banned fr discussing Duppers Oct 2021 #16

I think most of those people are already dead, Mr Hoffman. malthaussen Oct 2021 #19

This just slightly compares to the photo of men and women holding kids' hands while standing under joetheman Oct 2021 #20

These folks always claim the teaching of Critical Race Theory is anti-American. sop Oct 2021 #22

Racism is humanity at its ugliest Blue Owl Oct 2021 #24

That has to be a pretty small group at this point. At least in their 80's fescuerescue Oct 2021 #25

I graduated HS in '58 and will be 82 July, just to give you perspective. I remember being disgusted SheilaAnn Oct 2021 #27

I remember it, too. I was off to college in the fall and couldn't wait to get out of Texas. CTyankee Oct 2021 #28

some of my lifelong Texan friends tell me that many school districts yellowdogintexas Oct 2021 #32

Yup nt TigressDem Oct 2021 #30

if you don't learn history you are doomed. pansypoo53219 Oct 2021 #37

They also say there's no such thing as "evolution." Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #41