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That time Kasim Reed tried to whitewash history & play a round of respectability politics and then publicly got his ass handed to him. #BlackLivesMatter
Former US attorney Doug Jones, who prosecuted Blanton, will be attending the hearing to make sure the Klansman stays behind bars. Jones says:
“He has shown no remorse. He’s shown no acceptance of responsibility. He has not reached out to the families or the community to show acceptance of responsibility. I think that’s an important part of parole consideration, and it’s completely lacking in this case.”
It’s important to add that Blanton was only convicted in 2001, although the bombing happened in 1963.
It was an act of white supremacist terrorism, when four members of KKK planted at least 15 sticks of dynamite attached to a timing device beneath the front steps of the church.
Blanton must stay behind bars! If the hearing goes in his favor, our justice system will fail us yet again.
He lived freely and without remorse for nearly 40 years after he murdered these little girls without consequence. He has no remorse now. Let him rot. Let him die in prison. He is a terrorist. How is he even eligible for parole? Oh right.
He is an elderly individual, which means the costs of housing and caring for him would be disproportionately high. Fortunately, this is a problem that can be resolved with a sniper rifle or a good, sturdy two-by-four.
On this day in 1960, four African-American college students walked into the Woolworth store in Greensboro, NC. and sat at the whites-only lunch counter. By 1960, the Civil Rights Movement was gaining momentum, especially following the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955-6 which was prompted by Rosa Parks’s defiance of the city’s segregated public transport. Activists calling for black civil rights, influenced by Martin Luther King Jr’s nonviolent tactics, employed peaceful protest. The power of this approach was exemplified by Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. and David Richmond on February 1st, 1960. Inspired by previous sit-in protests, the black students were refused service in the segregated diner, but continued to sit patiently and wait to be served. As they sat, the students were threatened and harrassed by the white patrons, but they refused to respond with violence. The sit-ins continued for the next few days, with hundreds of demonstrators eventually joining the protest. The heroism of the Greensboro activists inspired a wave of sit-ins across the south, with 54 taking place by February 7th. By the end of 1960, over 1,500 black demonstrators had been arrested for taking part in sit-ins. However, their efforts were not in vain, and the sit-ins - along with widespread boycotts - prompted restaurants across the south to desegregate. Additionally, the Student Nonviolent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC) was formed that year to organise future grassroots protests. The decade that followed was characterised by stoic protests by African-Americans, despite the ever-present threat of violence. The first freedom ride occurred in 1961, followed by protest marches including the iconic March on Washington in 1963. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965, important steps were made towards racial equality. The Greensboro sit-ins were not the first of their kind, but they mark a major moment in the Civil Rights Movement as they drew attention to the injustices of Jim Crow and inspired a youth-led movement to challenge segregation across the United States.
