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BumRushDaShow

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14. That's because for generations, blacks were not considered "human".

Reply to yellowwoodII (Reply #12)

Thu Apr 26, 2018, 03:18 PM

Apr 2018

Even today, many still don't consider us human beings.

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A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. [View all] niyad Apr 2018 OP

K&R wryter2000 Apr 2018 #1

agreed niyad Apr 2018 #2

Wow, what an amazing and honorable project PNW-Dem Apr 2018 #39

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Apr 2018 #3

thank you. I was simply blown away. niyad Apr 2018 #4

Another important Memorial MuseRider Apr 2018 #5

understood. I could barely make it through the traveling vietnam memorial. niyad Apr 2018 #7

I love your MuseRider Apr 2018 #8

and that is why I do what I do. niyad Apr 2018 #9

I forgot to respond to the other point. MuseRider Apr 2018 #11

Wow, that's powerful awesomerwb1 Apr 2018 #6

I read about this this morning on CNN. Long overdue. I would love to visit it some day. nt Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #10

Amazing yellowwoodII Apr 2018 #12

That's because for generations, blacks were not considered "human". BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #14

K&R and here is a link to their website BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #13

thank you so much for sharing that video, and the link. niyad Apr 2018 #21

You are most welcome! BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #23

Ms. Wells was truly one amazing, courageous person. have admired her for many years. niyad Apr 2018 #24

Thanks malaise Apr 2018 #26

If I ever visit Alabama, it'll definitely be on my must visit list! BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #28

I'll have to watch videos and documentaries malaise Apr 2018 #29

I hear ya BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #30

The video made me start bawling lunatica Apr 2018 #34

have you read Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz" "An Indigenous eople's HIstory of the United States"? niyad Apr 2018 #43

I go through... BigOleDummy Apr 2018 #15

I had the same horrible thought. kag Apr 2018 #38

had not thought of that, but a most excellent point. if you do get there, we would like niyad Apr 2018 #44

K&R Scurrilous Apr 2018 #16

thank you to whom ever built this AllaN01Bear Apr 2018 #17

I wonder how many people will visit tulipsandroses Apr 2018 #18

Wat too many years too late. raven mad Apr 2018 #19

Outstanding. Brilliant memorial. OhNo-Really Apr 2018 #20

Billie Holiday-Strange fruit- (and the 75th anniversary commentary) trigger wrning for images niyad Apr 2018 #22

Played Billy's version last night malaise Apr 2018 #27

Strange fruit, indeed. Orsino Apr 2018 #25

This is an important memorial and I want to go see it Gothmog Apr 2018 #31

Check this -Ida B Wells: the unsung heroine of the civil rights movement malaise Apr 2018 #32

She's been one of my top heroes for decades! lunatica Apr 2018 #35

+1,000 malaise Apr 2018 #36

Only 13 google maps reviews, hit it up ***** populistdriven Apr 2018 #33

I saw this on tv. It's a chilling monument. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #37

Check out al.com trof Apr 2018 #40

I got banned from AL.com long ago Kolesar Apr 2018 #42

oh dear trof Apr 2018 #48

Dear Goddess, I need a shower after that one. niyad Apr 2018 #45

Here's a link to a piece 60 Minutes did on it....with Oprah Winfrey spanone Apr 2018 #41

thank you for that link. niyad Apr 2018 #46

👍🏼 spanone Apr 2018 #47

It's important to remember the laws have changed more than the attitudes Major Nikon Apr 2018 #49

I don't believe the Civil War ended. jimmy2.0 Apr 2018 #50

Very powerful. n/t whathehell May 2018 #51