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bluescribbler

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Sun Jun 14, 2020, 12:17 PM Jun 2020

Perhaps the Dotard is doing us a favor inadvertantly. [View all]

Before the Tulsa Rally was announced how many white Americans knew of the significance of Juneteenth, or of the Greenwood Massacre? I dare say very few, but many more do now, thanks to the extensive coverage in the news and on social media.
Before the announced move of the RNC to Jacksonville, how many knew of Axe Handle Saturday? Again, I dare say very few, but again many more do now.
This may be a good thing as more white Americans become more aware of the horror black Americans have suffered over the course of US history and we come to recognize more how our white privilege has harmed our fellow citizens.

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