Tag Archives: Civil Rights

The LBJ Library: President Lyndon Johnson’s Meeting With Governor George C. Wallace, 3/18/65

Source:The New Democrat  President Lyndon Johnson talking about the need for Alabama Governor George C. Wallace’s need to enforce the law in Alabama. And in this case the law was a Federal court order that said civil rights marchers in … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Pat Buchanan In Depth With Thom Hartmann: Richard Nixon’s Greatest Comeback

Source:The New Democrat I actually agree with Pat Buchanan over Thom Hartmann on this. And I disagree with Thom Hartmann on a lot because he is so far out in left field that it would be impossible to hit a … Continue reading

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PBS: NewsHour: Gwen Ifill: How the Civil Rights Act Opened the Door to the American Dream

Source:The New Democrat  The civil rights acts literally opened the public business domain to all citizens.  It said that if you are open for business to the public you are open for business to every member of the public who … Continue reading

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Revolutionary Workers Party: Malcolm X vs. James Baldwin

. Source:The New Democrat  I have a problem with Malcolm X having a problem with the civil rights sit-ins of, I believe, from 1963, and perhaps earlier than that. Because what these young Americans were doing was saying that they … Continue reading

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Front Page Challenge: Malcolm X (1965)

. Source:The New Democrat  Malcolm X’s message was about self-reliance and self-defense for the African-American community. Not trying to destroy any other community in the United States. Which is something that the right-wing especially the far-right does not understand that … Continue reading

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National Journal: Matt Berman: The Forgotten, Radical Martin Luther King Jr.

Source:The New Democrat  The radicalism of Dr. Martin Luther King had to do with his economic politics and philosophy. He would be what would be described as a Social Democrat both as it related to civil and equal rights. But … Continue reading

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Merv Griffin Show: Video: Martin Luther King in 1967

. The New Democrat One of the things I respect most about Dr. Martin L. King is that even though he must have had a lot of at least inside anger because of all the racism and racial discrimination that … Continue reading

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SPOT TV: Video: Stevie Wonder’s Happy Birthday to Martin Luther King

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I can’t think of someone more qualified to sing Happy Birthday to our most effective and greatest American. At least when it comes to equal rights in America … Continue reading

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Brian Rob: ‘The Reason Why Black Men Won’t Date or Marry Black Women’

. Source:The New Democrat  Malcolm X seems to be saying in this video that African-Americans should be building their own livable middle class communities instead of feeling the need to have to live in mostly or majority Caucasian communities in … Continue reading

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KKD: Civil Rights at The 1960 Republican National Convention

Source:KKD– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Texas) at the 1960 Republican National Convention. Source:The Daily Times “Now that the 2008 Republican National Convention has concluded, I thought I would go back into my old film clips & kinescopes to give … Continue reading

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