Athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists at the 1968 Olympics to protest racial inequality.
50 years later, Smith explains why he broke down in tears seeing Colin Kaepernick take a knee against similar issues. #BlackHistoryMonth
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So, “Black people should honor their history only in ways that are not controversial.” <smashes head against wall>
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They want to subdue the truth no matter the cost
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A bunch of white men are blocking a resolution introduced by black lawmakers, honoring black people who've fought racism, because the white men don't approve of a black man who kneeled to protest police violence against black people... Black History Month is a trip this year
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....yeah, whole bunch of GOPers need to go read the "Letters from a Birmingham Prison".
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Whitesplaining Black History Month has hit it's peak.
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They want to decide whom we should honor, respect and view as a hero...no surprises here, this is what they do.
#Programming#Brainwashing So when will black leaders protest this nonsense?pic.twitter.com/6zqADhEMKzThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Like the GOP really cares who Black people choose to celebrate....
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