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Tsu-Doh-Nihm OP t1_jeccknl wrote

Reply to comment by rickymourke82 in Martin Luther King Jr., arrested and put in Birmingham jail (1963) by Tsu-Doh-Nihm

He led the protest knowing he could be arrested or worse. His arrest helped make the protest a huge success.

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rickymourke82 t1_jecefhr wrote

I’m well aware. Being persecuted then prosecuted because of the color of your skin isn’t cool though.

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drainisbamaged t1_jefkuan wrote

Of course not. But fighting against those things like MLKjr did is downright cool as all heck.

Similar to those older photos of Bernie getting arrested. Harder to be more cool than sticking up for the right thing.

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