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OneGrassRoot

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35. Yes, they did, and thank you for EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING!!!!

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Sun Sep 30, 2012, 02:08 AM

Sep 2012

You're quite the amazing, brilliant soul.

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White Mob in Opelousas, Louisiana killed nearly 300 Blacks Over The Right To Vote. [View all] babylonsister Sep 2012 OP

Learn from history or repeat it. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #1

No kidding. I never knew this. nt babylonsister Sep 2012 #2

I knew a bit from history books and family. But it's still not called terrorism, when it should be. freshwest Sep 2012 #12

never give up your guns former-republican Sep 2012 #3

Guns are NOT the lesson here. nt babylonsister Sep 2012 #4

There are many lessons former-republican Sep 2012 #5

Mentioned in the OP Mojorabbit Sep 2012 #23

Peripherally perhaps, but not the lesson babylonsister Sep 2012 #31

This is precisely why voter suppression makes me so angry jsmirman Sep 2012 #6

Yes they did! lonestarnot Sep 2012 #7

That's right and these 21 Century Teabaggers Cha Sep 2012 #9

Yes, they did, and thank you for EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING!!!! OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #35

Ah, you're way too kind jsmirman Oct 2012 #36

Well said! RobertBlue Oct 2012 #49

Hidden history brush Sep 2012 #8

And it's hidden to keep white children from feeling "uncomfortable" Scootaloo Sep 2012 #11

I can't believe my 8-year-old was taught about Abraham Lincoln without one mention of slavery. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #15

Wait... What? Scootaloo Sep 2012 #19

History in general is given short shrift in the early grades. Math & reading testing is the focus. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #22

because in third grade they likely don't teach slavery, just presidents. more socially difficult HiPointDem Sep 2012 #24

Well, that's where I'm failing to grasp... Scootaloo Sep 2012 #33

By third grade I knew about slavery. RobertBlue Oct 2012 #50

what grade? former-republican Sep 2012 #20

Oh sure, they mention there was a civil war, but nothing about it being about slavery. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #21

And this is in California? Starboard Tack Oct 2012 #52

Friends of mine who grew up in CA have told me similar things obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #53

Yes. nt SunSeeker Oct 2012 #54

Here we have it folks Hutzpa Sep 2012 #10

+1. I am so tired of this. It's time for this country to grow up, dammit. freshwest Sep 2012 #13

"Justice" written across the hangman's scaffold. chollybocker Sep 2012 #14

k&r n/t RainDog Sep 2012 #16

There's a REASON many blacks in the South refer to "White Devils".... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #17

I'm from NC, and blacks do not call whites "White Devils" obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #37

Try Georgia. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #56

I was born in NOLA and I've lived in Texas my whole life. No one says "White Devils" Bucky Oct 2012 #55

It's not made up. They might not say it now but back in the day. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #58

Oh my MysticLynx Sep 2012 #18

And the rightwing nuts have the NERVE to talk about 'white genocide' ck4829 Sep 2012 #25

The only time I've ever seen that expresson was in regard to South Africa slackmaster Sep 2012 #28

Here ck4829 Sep 2012 #29

Ah, it's something you saw on teevee slackmaster Sep 2012 #32

is this whole issue funny to you? blacks getting killed for trying to exercise their rights? CreekDog Oct 2012 #39

Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #26

glad it's a big joke to you --discussing this moment in history CreekDog Oct 2012 #38

Agreed -- I don't get how mass racial lynchings and other killings are funny obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #40

The subject line of the OP looked like a current news story, rathern than a commemoration slackmaster Oct 2012 #42

no it appeared to be historical CreekDog Oct 2012 #43

Once again because you are being obtuse here, my sarcasm was directed at the wording of the subject slackmaster Oct 2012 #44

The title is of an historic event CreekDog Oct 2012 #45

you had to have been looking at the OP, the photo and the story below when you replied CreekDog Oct 2012 #46

. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #27

They won't try this again malaise Sep 2012 #30

Right. Even our bigots aren't as racist or violent. They just suppress votes instead. Bucky Oct 2012 #59

How tragic! This hits close to home. Catherine Vincent Sep 2012 #34

And yet there are those who claim gun control does not have racist roots ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #41

However, guns would not have protected the lives of blacks in the South during Reconstruction CreekDog Oct 2012 #47

I was pointing out racist gun control laws...which some disclaim ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #48

Powerful photo. Makes me as angry as the Gretna, Louisiana Police turning back those fleeing Katrina Hoyt Oct 2012 #51

You don't have to go back that far: Tulsa 1921 (almost a Kosovo-type ethnic cleansing) Bucky Oct 2012 #57