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minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·8 days agoYou think the sufragette movement was free from violence? You think gay rights were achieved without violence? Read a book!
minus-squareStern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·8 days agoIMO without Malcolm X and the Black Panthers I don’t think folks would have listened as much to MLK Jr. either. On top of that… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette_bombing_and_arson_campaign
You think the sufragette movement was free from violence?
You think gay rights were achieved without violence?
Read a book!
IMO without Malcolm X and the Black Panthers I don’t think folks would have listened as much to MLK Jr. either.
On top of that…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette_bombing_and_arson_campaign