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Rhiannon12866

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1. Good choice, this was the heart of the movement of the '60s

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jun 22, 2017, 05:07 AM

Jun 2017

In his autobiography, Jimmy Carter talks about being horrified when Ronald Reagan chose to kick off his 1980 campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where those slain civil rights workers were buried, signaling to southern voters that he supported states' rights.

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Mississippi Mentoring Program Teaches Civil Rights History [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2017 OP

Good choice, this was the heart of the movement of the '60s Rhiannon12866 Jun 2017 #1

I didn't know this. :-( secondwind Jun 2017 #2

I was given Jimmy Carter's autobiography "A Full Life: Reflections at 90" for my birthday Rhiannon12866 Jun 2017 #3