PoliticalChic
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It happens to be the day they're dedicating the MLK statue, so it might be interesting to note...
50 years ago Conservatives were accusing Martin Luther King of being a Communist.
Nowadays, you have Conservatives running around trying to claim Martin Luther King was a Republican.
Carby...I didn't know that you were interested in history!!
In fact...I've never noticed any intellectual pursuits on your part!
Well, ya' live and learn!
Well, here's a bit you might like: today, October 16th is the day a true American terrorist, John Brown, attacked the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va. in 1859 (later Washington, DC). He was captured by militia under Robert E. Lee, and hanged for treason Dec. 2.
He was also acting in the name of civil rights!