And we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede.
Dick Gregory, one of a kind, died five years ago today. I found a draft of this post while doing clean-up for the Great Blog Merge, and he’s still — sadly — all too relevant…
.. Most of his career was based on using humour to make fun of and combat racism. For this reason he upset a lot of racist people, who branded him as anti-white and a danger to society…
Gregory published an autobiography, N*gger, in 1964. Many people were offended by the title of his book, but he defended it by saying “Any time you hear that word, they selling my book.”
During the Vietnam War, Gregory was one of the people at the forefront of opposition to the war and opposition to racial injustices, particularly against African-Americans but also against Natives. He was arrested at multiple protests for both of these issues and went on several hunger strikes.
Gregory was an outspoken feminist, and in 1978 joined a group of American suffragists in their march to ensure that the Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by the United States Congress. The march got the deadline for the ERA extended, but it ultimately failed to pass…
"I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that." – Dick Gregory
Rest in Power!
— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) August 20, 2017
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