I fail to believe that a police state formed from slave patrols and used to maintain Jim Crow ever changed to comport with desegregation.
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There was no dismantling or whole scale reform of Jim Crow compliant police departments to coincide with the Civil Rights Movement.
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@docrocktex26 Its a trend based on a historical reality that manifests from a mindset grounded in a system called racism. That won't change. -
@DarrenFreedom@docrocktex26 Well said. Why ppl allow this word 'racism' created by white europeans is beyond me. http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2014/01/05/260006815/the-ugly-fascinating-history-of-the-word-racism … - Show replies
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@docrocktex26 Agreed. Social Media and Cameras bring much needed light to the darkness of chronic police brutality.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@docrocktex26@lakesideliberal Maybe social media will allow us to target necessary change. Clearly this has been going on for a long time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@docrocktex26@lakesideliberal Congressional Republicans after Civil War were on side of plantation owners, not freed slaves. No change yet.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@docrocktex26 It's sad that you need to have a video to find out the truth, too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wimpysoftheart I agree with your point to a degree. Black people must also be engaged, educated/responsible year round not just in crisis.
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@wimpysoftheart Well said and I agree.
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