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TheConversationUS , to blackmastodon
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60 years ago, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with MLK there to celebrate.

The political achievement was also a reminder that money talks:

Economic boycotts in cities like Birmingham and Nashville played a crucial role. During 5 weeks of boycotts, Birmingham businesses had lost millions in sales. Business owners soon mobilized, dragging along politicians, school administrators, law enforcement.

https://theconversation.com/black-economic-boycotts-of-the-civil-rights-era-still-offer-lessons-on-how-to-achieve-a-just-society-228057

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ChemicalEyeGuy ,
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@TheConversationUS @blackmastodon @histodons can achieve a legacy even greater than by also withdrawing from his re-election bid and then leading a unified to VICTORY in .

Recall that our first criminal ( ) defeated in the after divided the in order to pass the and expand the quagmire in .

TheConversationUS , to histodons
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Like Donald , scandal followed Richard throughout his political career.

Like Trump, Nixon positioned himself as the defender of the common person against the political elite.
Like Trump, Nixon made expansive claims of immunity.
And, like Trump, Nixon always managed to claw his way back into the political forefront.

But unlike Trump, Nixon acknowledged the fundamental importance of accountability in a democracy.
https://theconversation.com/nixon-declared-americans-deserved-to-know-whether-their-president-is-a-crook-trump-says-the-opposite-224484
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What I am currently listening to:

Paul Carter's Richard Nixon: California's Native Son

Thomas S Kidd's Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh

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