1619 Project creator slaps down Tom Cotton on Jackie Robinson day

[TexasTowelie]

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Euphemisms and impediments

Ida Bae Wells
@nhannahjones
The type of country that prevented a talented player from playing strictly because of his race is precisely the history you don’t want children learning.

Tom Cotton
@SenTomCotton
· Apr 15
75 years ago, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier as the first African American Major League Baseball Player. Today we honor him and his lasting legacy.
Apr 16, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

Replying to
@nhannahjones
Talking about "the color barrier" as if it were this mysterious, naturally occuring phenomenon, rather than an impediment erected by America against its own people.

Ida Bae Wells
@nhannahjones

Yes. Euphemism is how they hide the crime.