Bree
Newsome Speaks For The First Time After Courageous Act of Civil
Disobedience
Brittany
“Bree” Newsome, in a courageous act of civil disobedience, scaled a metal pole
using a climbing harness, to remove the flag from the grounds of the South
Carolina state capitol (click on the picture on left tp view video in your
browser):For
far too long, white supremacy has dominated the politics of America resulting in
the creation of racist laws and cultural practices designed to subjugate
non-whites. And the emblem of the confederacy, the stars and bars, in all its
manifestations, has long been the most recognizable banner of this political
ideology. It’s the banner of racial intimidation and fear whose popularity
experiences an uptick whenever black Americans appear to be making gains
economically and politically in this country.
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