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cbabe

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1. 1619 book discusses why black men in uniform enrages

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2023, 01:20 PM

Jan 2023

the white supremacist.

Paraphrase: wearing of military uniform seen as emblem of pride. How dare black man show pride. Seen as being ‘uppity’ and must be shown who is boss, and punished.

Be interesting if his lawyer uses this to explain context of the ‘almost lynching’.

https://www.goodreads.com › book › show › 57717410-the-1619-project

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story - Goodreads

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones (Creator)

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa.

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