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Today, I was reminded of this quote from MLK:

“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate...
...who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice.”
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2 points for those who say 60% of AA voters voted for Biden in Southern states:
1. You can’t dismiss the other 40% & the policies they care about.
2: 60% of those who voted may be less than 50% of total eligible AA voters.
If a campaign doesn’t address these facts, it welcomes the black vote in the primary but has no real intention of engaging a full fight for those same Southern states in the general election.
If past action is a predictor of future actions, the Dem nominee will not wage a fight to win Southern states. If this happens, it’ll be an act of political racism—using black voters in the primary to secure the nomination but then walking away from them in the general election.
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Today the #PoorPeoplesCampaign is announcing the call for 1,000 faith leaders and faith communities to each raise $1,000 and bring at least 100 people to Washington, D.C., on June 20, 2020.

Learn more and accept the challenge by visiting: bit.ly/ppc1000
With the funds we raise from the 1000:1000:100 Campaign, we will support state leaders w/ travel scholarships, contribute to the cost of housing & lodging people in D.C. & help build a massive stage for the poor & dispossessed of this country to come & share our stories.
We need faith leaders & members of congregations alike to take this call to yr communities & share it w/ yr networks. Feel free to use this opportunity to partner w/ a few local faith communities to make this pledge together. Pls email faithpartners@poorpeoplescampaign.org w/ ?s.
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Some are reporting he has only 3 more hours to live now. Please keep calling @GovernorKayIvey: 334-242-7100

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On this #mlkday, millions of Democrats are deciding whether to vote for a White progressive or a White moderate in the Democratic primaries. Americans love to impose their ideas onto King as opposed to listening and learning from King's ideas and changing accordingly. 1/
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“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice. . . 3/
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Martin Luther King:
"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice;...
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who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action";...
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who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season."...
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"First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler...”
“...or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice...”
“...who constantly says "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;" who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom...”
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Naturally not the lib fem position. As ever, beware of "moderates". They tend to let reactionaries get away with worse than what radicals are fighting at any given time.
"First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler...
... or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek...
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"Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light & voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as Niebuhr has reminded us, groups tend to be more immoral than individuals." #MLK
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