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In reply to the discussion: When I Think Of Trayvon Martin's Last Moments... I Can't Help But Think Of This By Norman Rockwell [View all]ieoeja
(9,748 posts)30. I believe that is the killing of 3 Civil Rights activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
The city is famous for two things:
1. A group of men murdered 3 Civil Rights activists then were acquitted by an all White jury even after bragging about committing the murders. They could not then be retried because that would violate the double jepoardy clause in the Constitution. This is why we now have Federal hate crimes enabling the Feds to go after those sheltered by local government.
2. Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy there in 1980. His speech, centered on State Rights (Powers), can only be interpreted as support for the above action since the city's only claim to fame was exercising their right to kill Civil Rights activists.
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When I Think Of Trayvon Martin's Last Moments... I Can't Help But Think Of This By Norman Rockwell [View all]
WillyT
Mar 2012
OP
You Are Quite Welcome !!! - And I Didn't Know Either Until I Found That First One A Few Years Back..
WillyT
Mar 2012
#2
I remember these days like they were yesterday. First was Medgar Evers, in June of 1963.
freshwest
Mar 2012
#9
BTW, one of the men murdered in Mississippi had protected Robert Reich as a child from bullies.
freshwest
Mar 2012
#33
Born and raised way back then. To me Norman Rockwell has always been talking about the 99%.
jwirr
Mar 2012
#11
I believe that is the killing of 3 Civil Rights activists in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
ieoeja
Mar 2012
#30
Glad to do it -- I only know there IS a true story because I saw this pic on (where else?)
gateley
Mar 2012
#25
Murder was for Look, but never released. Isn't that Rockwell himself in the Do Unto Others, too? n
gateley
Mar 2012
#26
I wish the mother & apple pie right-wing would memorize these beautiful moving paintings. +1. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#50