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Yoyoyo77

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2. That's his real name. It's not a joke.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sun Nov 13, 2022, 04:22 PM

Nov 2022

He was the head of the NAACP for about 20 years. The article misconstrues his bloodline, his parents were both freed slaves and his mom was one the slave masters children. I really doubt that he was involved with the message they're trying to sell here.

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This article from 1949 is ... um ... interesting. A little disconcerting. [View all] eppur_se_muova Nov 2022 OP

Walter White, eh? nt intrepidity Nov 2022 #1

That's his real name. It's not a joke. Yoyoyo77 Nov 2022 #2

So weird. LakeArenal Nov 2022 #3

The changes from that era to this are ENORMOUS. It's a different world. Hortensis Nov 2022 #4

I remember an article like this... Dan Nov 2022 #5