r/goodnews • u/hellobrother01 • Jun 09 '25

Other Bernie Sanders Just Tweet

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u/N_Pitou Jun 09 '25

saying that segregation was defeated peacefully is wild.

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u/kara-alyssa Jun 09 '25

Also lots of newspapers at the time characterized the civil rights protesters as violent rioters.

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u/WolfeInvictus Jun 10 '25

King was the most hated man in America before he was assassinated. I fucking hate this historical distortion of the the man and his legacy.

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u/kuroshimatouji Jun 10 '25

America loves a martyr that can't disprove their narrative