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Solly Mack

(90,758 posts)

6. 401 years of white knees on black necks.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2020, 09:58 PM

May 2020

From slavery to redeemer states to the KKK to Jim Crow to lynching and each and every day since and in between.

Every right gained has met the resistance of a white knee.

Be calm?

Be patient?

Change takes time?

After a while, incremental sounds like never. Especially when you're the ones struggling to breathe under those white knees.

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Mayor Frey: "What we've seen over last 2 days...is result of not just 5 minutes but 400 yrs" [View all] kpete May 2020 OP

Frey is a very good mayor. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #1

Man, I am starting to love Mayor Frey... cayugafalls May 2020 #2

I also wrote that in a reply BigmanPigman May 2020 #4

Right, brought me to this: elleng May 2020 #3

Retweeted.. :( Cha May 2020 #5

401 years of white knees on black necks. Solly Mack May 2020 #6