• Identikit@leminal.space
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    3 hours ago

    While the movement is piece of the past, I would argue that the fight for equal rights continues to this day.

    What you said thought doesn’t add up to my knowledge though — Civil Rights was fought for roughly from 1950-1960s. The Civil Rights Act was signed in 1964 when Boomers were turning 18 and the last year of their generation. This would mean that the people in the streets protesting and/or voting weren’t boomers but the silent generation and their parents.

    • Bloomcole@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      That is indeed your limited knowledge.
      If you want to cherrypick one thing (1964).
      There was still a lot to do and done after that.
      Vietnam after that for one.
      Black Panters didn’t even exist.

      Also, ‘the fight for equal rights continues to this day’

      It should but it doesn’t really.
      A lot of complaining and embarrassingly weak and lame stuff.
      Looks like the regime won and the population has been pacified.

      • SippyCup@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        If you’re going to troll from overseas you aught to work on your English a bit. I’d suggest reading up on your American history too but it’s pretty clear that’s not super important to whatever message it is you think you’re sending.