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jtuck004

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7. "losing their lives over nothing" Not for nothing. Because he was black, and thus seen as worth

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Wed Aug 31, 2016, 03:54 AM

Aug 2016

less, so much so that normal human behavior which prevents one from murdering your neighbor failed.

It was something. It was being black in a States United under Racism.

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