For those who think the modern “thug” thing came straight outta Compton
by digby
Uhm, no:
@TheAmitie @bernardtrafford cartoons can be very illuminating as to what some people were thinking at the time pic.twitter.com/nxDrhim1UR
— Colfe’s History Dept (@COLFEShistory) May 2, 2015
Keep this in mind when you hear right wingers go on about MLK as a conservative hero They certainly didn’t think so at the time:
Funny that this was written about MLK when people say the same about most civil rights leaders today pic.twitter.com/jBRwOInmJZ
— stoopy poopy (@TheAmitie) May 1, 2015
“How can you, a minister of the gospel,be such a deceitful hypocrite. You’re not fooling anyone but yourself in your nauseating talk of non-violence. You demand a program to overcome poverty and “blow in” untold amounts in your high living and running around the globe to feed your own egotism. “
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