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Reagan went to Mississippi - the Con heads for Tulsa (Original Post) malaise Jun 2020 OP
Reagan was execrable- dawg day Jun 2020 #1

dawg day

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1. Reagan was execrable-
Fri Jun 19, 2020, 09:37 PM
Jun 2020

It was SIXTEEN years after the three young men were lynched in that county. Had they lived, they would have only been about 40 that year (1980).

The murderers were all free and some were still living nearby. They probably attended Reagan's speech and cheered when he said he supported "states' rights."

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