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diehardblue

(11,001 posts) Fri Apr 22, 2022, 01:15 PM Apr 2022

Black Tennessee Mayor Declared April Confederate History Month

In contrast, some states and cities have decided to remove confederate flags and statues memorializing confederate military leaders, Mediaite reports. In Louisiana, officials voted to remove a 102-year-old confederate monument from a local courthouse, KSLA reports. Critics said the monument was initially erected during Jim Crow to intimidate and discriminate against Black people.

https://news.yahoo.com/black-tennessee-mayor-declared-april-162158402.html

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Black Tennessee Mayor Declared April Confederate History Month (Original Post) diehardblue Apr 2022 OP

sad, pathetic llashram Apr 2022 #1

llashram

(6,265 posts)

1. sad, pathetic

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Fri Apr 22, 2022, 01:20 PM

Apr 2022

but no surprise...it's always been here. .. "Massa, Massa dem ungrateful slaves dey run dat way"...

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