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It’s good to periodically to remember what opposition to the civil rights movement actually looked like.
Mr King,
Hang your head in shame. You are responsible for all of these riots and havoc in this country today.
Hang your head in shame. You are responsible for all of these riots and havoc in this country today.
“It certainly must take unmititgated gall to ask the public, particularly “WHITEY” for funds to keep you and your ilk rolling along in the manner to which you have become to visibly accustomed. Your false image is beginning to catch up with your as well as others...
The Civil Rights Movement is lead by Marxists who Christians just can't support. While peaceful protest is a valid, in this instance it is fueled by people who are alternating peaceful protest and violence to subvert America and Christianity.
The letter that King is responding to when he refers to the White Moderate
https://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/documents/ACallforUnityTextandBackground.pdf
https://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/documents/ACallforUnityTextandBackground.pdf
However, we are now confronted by a series of demonstrations by some of our Negro citizens, directed
and led in part by outsiders. We recognize the impatience of people who feel that their hopes not
realized. But we are convinced that these demonstrations are unwise and untimely
and led in part by outsiders. We recognize the impatience of people who feel that their hopes not
realized. But we are convinced that these demonstrations are unwise and untimely
from the above link, lightly edited to fit into one tweet.
Here's a billboard with the energy of a Facebook post.
"smash communism"
"What's Wrong with Civil Rights" by the John Birch Society. Making a fairly familiar argument that while civil rights are fine and good, the current movement empowers marxists/communists.
^funding for the direct mail campaign for this pamphlet came from Charles Koch
William F Buckley on the assassination of Martin Luther King
"but Chicago" was a fairly common theme back then too.
"The protests are turning me racists and it is your fault."
was also fairly common back in the day.
was also fairly common back in the day.
“How can you, a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, be such a deceitful hypocrite... anyone but yourself in your nauseating talk about non-violence. You demand a program to overcome poverty and “.... in” untold..................feed your own egotism.” https://www.reddit.com/r/forwardsfromgrandma/comments/7qqmee/how_can_a_minister_of_the_gospel_of_jesus_christ/
^^someone from reddit was able to find out some of the text on the OP image
more info about OP image https://twitter.com/Distopos/status/1295724808756436994
