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American History

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5. Green Book

Mon Apr 10, 2023, 07:46 AM

Apr 2023

Great movie and a real eye opener. Mentions this story and much more on how fucked the South was and is still trying to be.

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On the night of April 10, 1956, Nat King Cole was beaten onstage in Birmingham, Alabama. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 OP

It's remarkable that he wasn't seriously injured. brer cat Apr 2023 #1

That they were sentenced at all...... jaxexpat Apr 2023 #4

I hear you! I live in GA and have seen and heard the same things. brer cat Apr 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #2

Green Book EddieOnTheMesa Apr 2023 #5

Always, it seems, one step forward and two steps back. Joinfortmill Apr 2023 #8