"Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds" jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont… 
"People have no access. This is true of voting. Ronald Reagan was elected by less than 30% of the eligible voters ...Our system doesn't require equal participation; it can function politically with the participation of only a minority of the people who are qualified to vote. "
"ONE BATTLE, MANY FRONTS." "The one battle is to rebuild this country, but there are many fronts for dealing with revolutionary change. Instead of saying, 'we're going to organize,' we say, 'our job is to help people who may become organizers.'" Myles Horton
Got two hours - watch Bill Moyers two part interview with a most remarkable man, Myles Horton. Starting link at 68 minute mark so you can learn about the evolution of "We Shall Overcome" from a hymn to a civil rights protest song. youtube.com/watch?v=qSwW0z…
Amazing Civil Rights history lesson told by Myles Horton of Highlander Folk School starting at 1:17:30 mark - Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Martin Luther King, Starting of SNCC & @repjohnlewis -- Amazing man; impactful book - "The Long Haul" youtube.com/watch?v=qSwW0z…
Next time somebody tells me they don't see color; I'll be sharing this Myles Horton passage with them.
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