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Showing Original Post only (View all)They raped my Grandmother, lynched my Uncle, broke up my family-you find honor, you racist prick? [View all]
Wendell PierceWhile they raped my Grandmother,lynched my Uncle,broke up my family to lost history, you find honor & compromise in that, you racist, prick?
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They raped my Grandmother, lynched my Uncle, broke up my family-you find honor, you racist prick? [View all]
kpete
Oct 2017
OP
They consistently use the tactic of accusing the other side of things they themselves are guilty of.
StrictlyRockers
Oct 2017
#3
In order to be ok with slavery one has to think of slaves as something less than human.
Ligyron
Oct 2017
#21
Remember Lincoln ran on the platform that he was no threat to the south's system of slavery
Yupster
Oct 2017
#40
"Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?" Lee's traitorous behavior
Ukapau
Oct 2017
#12
An excellent comment at the bottom of the page with the Ta-Nehisi Coates piece:
scarletwoman
Oct 2017
#18
Ta-Nehisi Coates shredded John Kelly's statement on twitter w/ a very informative thread.
SaschaHM
Oct 2017
#33
I meant "ennoble" in the sense of making them see themselves as better than they were.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2017
#48