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[–] Cookiesandcreamclouds@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Why wasn't I taught about the free food and medical care part of what they did?

[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Shit, at least you were taught about them. Never even heard about the Black Panthers until later in my adult life on a random reddit comment.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You were quietly taught that armed black people were scary. That’s what they wanted you to remember, not what they armed themselves for.

[–] Cookiesandcreamclouds@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Ugh.. this just makes me feel all sorts of awful. I struggle to find the exact words.