The US doesn’t really have a ton of historical figures who aren’t super problematic. Jackie Robinson is one of the few. You’ve got to be a massive piece of shit to try to erase his story.
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What you’re witnessing wreak havoc throughout American society is anti-Blackness. It is a part of the rooted foundation of this country, it has flourished throughout this country's entire existence, & it is experiencing a public renaissance right now. https://lokiexcelsiorsmith.substack.com/p/its-the-racism-stupid?r=fd4u4
He's super problematic... for the right. He supported Nixon in his first run at the Presidency when Nixon promised to support civil rights and then didn't when Nixon reneged.
He's a Black conservative who chose justice over conservative power, an unforgivable apostate.
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Robinson’s tank regiment was called the Black Panthers. That owns
He's a Black conservative who chose justice over conservative power, an unforgivable apostate.