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African American

JustAnotherGen

(33,344 posts) Tue Jun 7, 2022, 02:25 PM Jun 2022

Best Campaign Ad of 2022: Lynching Was 'Used To Kill My Ancestors'

Posted in African American Group

Posted this as a mention in an unrelated thread a little while ago. This Ad - speaks to me.

More of this! Get the black vote fired up and ready to canvass across state lines. To give that $5, that $10 -get us fired up so we can win this year!

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Best Campaign Ad of 2022: Lynching Was 'Used To Kill My Ancestors' (Original Post) JustAnotherGen Jun 2022 OP

'Anyone with a gun today' , has now become yesterday's noose. Budi Jun 2022 #1

Ah - but he hits on the Anti Lynching Bill JustAnotherGen Jun 2022 #2

Exactly. Anti Lynching bill is the precident for every method of adressing racial vigilantism. Budi Jun 2022 #3

Budi

(15,325 posts)

1. 'Anyone with a gun today' , has now become yesterday's noose.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 02:29 PM

Jun 2022

And a dozen 'reasons' are given to avoid saying the real one.

JustAnotherGen

(33,344 posts)

2. Ah - but he hits on the Anti Lynching Bill

Reply to Budi (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 02:31 PM

Jun 2022

I think America is misjudging how angry black folks - poor to wealthy are right now.

Budi

(15,325 posts)

3. Exactly. Anti Lynching bill is the precident for every method of adressing racial vigilantism.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 02:42 PM

Jun 2022

Booker leads with dropping this topic into the mainstream.
Its the gaping wound of American history 5hat needs to finally be addressed.
Among all the spin, Booker reminds us to not lose focus on the gaping wound, still unattended.

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