@jessesingal I think it's important for us to remember that while LBJ was indeed racist, politically he did a lot to advance black causes.
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@jessesingal@rasmansa yeah, he didnt do those things in a vacuum tho3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sirosenbaum@jessesingal LBJ called T. Marshall a n*gger and put him on the SCOTUS, but you know what, he put a black man on the SCOTUS.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sirosenbaum@jessesingal Thurgood Marshall used that position to improve the lives of many black people, so f-ck LBJ's feelings.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@rasmansa@jessesingal I see@blm_boston's dialog w/Hillary very much in this tradition.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@rasmansa@jessesingal she talked abt addressing racism w/realpolitik, but was she even talking abt this before they pressed her on it?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sirosenbaum@jessesingal Nope. That's what I tell my offline friends that say BLM is ineffective. The results are truly self-evident.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@rasmansa@sirosenbaum I think she'd made some decent noises on this stuff before BLM. Still think BLM is effective2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @jessesingal
@jessesingal oh spkng of which - Deray isn't with BLM the org. People are starting to call the movement Black Liberation to avoid confusion1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@sirosenbaum ah okay interesting. I'll have to untangle tomorrow. He's IDed everywhere as one of the leaders
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@jessesingal of the movement, yes, he is, and people have been calling the movement the Black Lives Matter movement. Confusion0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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