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In reply to the discussion: GAWD DAMN -This Florida shit is going too far - [View all]cbabe
(3,956 posts)This mornings post. As good an explanation as Ive heard so far.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17638202
Why ban picture books? They are 'seeds' leading to curiosity and exploration later in life. Must nip that bud early.
From discussion heard on npr (cant remember the show).
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roberto-Clemente
A close friend of Clementes, Spanish-language sportscaster Luis Mayoral, added, Roberto Clemente was to Latinos what Jackie Robinson was to Black baseball players. He spoke up for Latinos; he was the first one to speak out.
https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/mlb/atlanta-braves/hank-aaron-legacy-civil-rights/85-bc234e12-d07f-4a4d-928e-c4224ca28d48
Hank Aaron's legacy beyond baseball: The role he played in civil rights
Off the baseball diamond, Hank Aaron is viewed as as a trailblazer in civil rights.
https://www.history.com news before-the-bus-rosa-parks-was-a-sexual-assault-investigator
Before the Bus, Rosa Parks Was a Sexual Assault Investigator
That incident was on her mind when she traveled to Abbeville, Alabama, in the autumn of 1944 to deal with a disturbing case chronicled in the new movie The Rape of Recy Taylor. It was the evening...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rosa-parks-what-to-know-about-the-lifelong-activist-and-civil-rights-icon/ar-AA174dWM
Her advocacy work also extended beyond Detroit. When young people in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee helped build an independent Black political party with local residents in Lowndes County, AL, Parks journeyed down to support them. She visited the Black Panther school in Oakland, California; attended the 1968 Black Power convention in Philadelphia; helped organize many prisoner defense committees (including for Angela Davis, Joan Little, and Gary Tyler); fought for reparations; and opposed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.