In the 1950s, the black men and women and their white allies who fought for civil rights and basic human dignity could look to the federal government. If the racist sheriff and his troops beat them with batons or sprayed them and their children with water cannons, the attorney general would act.
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"In the 1950s, the black men and women and their white allies who fought for civil rights and basic human dignity could look to the federal government. If the racist sheriff and his troops beat them with batons or sprayed them and their children with water cannons, the attorney general would act." — Joy Reid #politicsgovernment
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In the 1950s, the black men and women and their white allies who fought for civil rights and basic human dignity could look to the federal government. If the racist sheriff and his troops beat them with batons or sprayed them and their children with water cannons, the attorney general would act. — Joy Reid
About Joy Reid
Joy Reid was a Journalist from United Kingdom (1959–2015).
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This quote is attributed to Joy Reid, a Journalist from United Kingdom.
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Joy Reid lived from 1959 – 2015.
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