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Gestures that challenge racism have never been popular
But as Tommie Smith says, Never Quit
But as Tommie Smith says, Never Quit
Tommie Smith (and John Carlos) was not only booed in the stadium, but were immediately sent back to the US and shunned for decades (see also the experience of Peter Norman, the Australian bronze medallist)
And ofc MLK was assassinated & the nonviolent mvmt was deeply unpopular
And ofc MLK was assassinated & the nonviolent mvmt was deeply unpopular
The objections to #BLM & taking the knee, are the same as those attacking the race equality, civil rights, anti-slavery mvmts for decades if not centuries
Saying youd have been on the 'right side of history' is cute, but maybe focus on present injustice? Your purported heroes wd
Saying youd have been on the 'right side of history' is cute, but maybe focus on present injustice? Your purported heroes wd
I know all you guys objecting to #BLM were very very serious when you said Nelson Mandela was your political hero and when you selectively, misleadingly quote the 5 lines of Martin Luther King Jr you've read
