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In reply to the discussion: 55 Years Ago Today; The Murder of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner (Graphic images/language) [View all]certainot
(9,090 posts)22. reagan also killed the fairness doctrine and helped the KKK buy 1500 radio stations
- which continue to excuse racism -
and we let at least 88 major universities endorse them, broadcasting sports on them, using african american athletes to help them sell advertising to pay for that constant racist buzz from limbaugh, savage, levin, etc - used to reverse progress and sell voter suppression legislation, get killer cops off, lie us into wars, and so on
that is fucked up and americans have to stop ignoring those KKK radio stations
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55 Years Ago Today; The Murder of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner (Graphic images/language) [View all]
Dennis Donovan
Jun 2019
OP
30 years. the kkk bought up 1500 radio stations for 'subtle' racism to divide, sell voter
certainot
Jun 2019
#18
i don't mind dipshits like limbaugh making millions, it's all the advertisers
certainot
Jun 2019
#37
reagan also killed the fairness doctrine and helped the KKK buy 1500 radio stations
certainot
Jun 2019
#22
Thank you for that image of Norman Rockwell's painting, Murder in Mississippi. I wonder what would
erronis
Jun 2019
#21
Thank you for remembering and posting of these young martyrs of intersectionality. n/t
Kind of Blue
Jun 2019
#8
They dug up bodies all that summer. They were all black. So they didn't matter.
hedda_foil
Jun 2019
#32
This is why we continue to fight for Civi ,Rights of ALL Americans.....
ProudMNDemocrat
Jun 2019
#12
Cannot imagine the courage/commitment it took for "Freedom Riders" to go into Mississippi. RIP
Hoyt
Jun 2019
#13
Fourteen years ago today, Edgar Ray Killen was sentenced to 60 years in prison.
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2019
#28