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Keepthesoulalive

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4. Dr. King
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:48 PM
Jun 2025

Was not a pacifist. Bayard Rustin was ,he taught Dr. King the principles of nonviolence. Black people had no choice because the laws and the power of government was against them. As time passed young people didn’t feel they had to live with those restrictions white people beating black people will elicit an angry response. Push people to the wall ,they will push back.

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