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recumbentgoat in blackhistory

The other side of the mountaintop

Apr 04, 2008 10:57

40 years after his death, MLK’s rougher edges re-examined ( Read more... )

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shellcase April 4 2008, 16:58:45 UTC

‘Imprisoned by the myths of the 1960s’: My parents told me that they witnessed little racial and political strive while they were in high school, college and the military during the 1960's. They lived in racial tolerant areas of PA and KY. Their high schools and colleges were very conservative and filled with both Black and Whites that didn't support the anti-war movements. My dad that the his unit in Vietnam didn't put up with racial strive because it lead to people getting killed in the field ( ... )