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Kablooie

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3. God god. So on purpose they openly proclaim that black people should have remained slaves.

Reply to LostOne4Ever (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2015, 02:20 AM

Jan 2015

Last edited Sat Jan 17, 2015, 03:29 AM - Edit history (1)

Edit: disregard this post. It's not accurate.
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They try to usurp a day to celebrate a man who was so greatly responsible for African American rights to celebrate the people who fought to keep them as slaves.

It's clear cut racism and a spit in the face of all who are descended from slaves.

Yes.
It's sick, it's wrong and it's deeply American.
Unfortunately that's who we are.

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Anyone else sick that... [View all] LostOne4Ever Jan 2015 OP

Kind of like designating Nov. 22 as "Lee Harvey Oswald Day". n/t Smarmie Doofus Jan 2015 #1

In North Carolina, Lee's birthday is on MLK yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #2

The holiday for Lee's birthday was adopted in 1931 so there originally was no conflict with MLK Day. TexasTowelie Jan 2015 #4

God god. So on purpose they openly proclaim that black people should have remained slaves. Kablooie Jan 2015 #3

See post #4. TexasTowelie Jan 2015 #5

I see. Well that, at least, is a relief. Kablooie Jan 2015 #6

MLK brought the protection of Civil Rights to all Americans. DhhD Jan 2015 #7