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4 days ago | 
goodmenproject.com | William Spivey
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by four Minneapolis policemen in plain view of the public. I can call it murder because that was the determination in a court of law. A few days later, videos started appearing of the incident, the first of which did not come from the Minneapolis Police Department but from Facebook and Instagram. Seventeen-year-old Darnella Frazier posted a video she recorded on the scene.
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5 days ago | 
open.substack.com | William Spivey
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5 days ago | 
williamspivey.substack.com | William Spivey
What has been increasingly clear is that there is no longer a universal definition of racism. There is a combination of a changing demographic where white people are racing toward becoming an ethnic minority in America, plus the increasing pressure from multiple groups to receive what they have been systemically prevented from having. This has caused those in power to attempt to justify their actions. Actions whose whole purpose is to maintain control by keeping others down.
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5 days ago | 
williamspivey.medium.com | William Spivey
Nothing Much Counts AnymoreWhat has been increasingly clear is that there is no longer a universal definition of racism. There is a combination of a changing demographic where white people are racing toward becoming an ethnic minority in America, plus the increasing pressure from multiple groups to receive what they have been systemically prevented from having. This has caused those in power to attempt to justify their actions.
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6 days ago | 
williamspivey.substack.com | William Spivey
I don’t know whether the chicken came before the egg, but the order is clear regarding the Klan, the police, and the church in America. The church came first, and although Europeans who arrived in America claimed to be seeking religious freedom. Many states had official religions until the 1830s. The police came second, with forces springing up in Boston in 1838 and New York in 1845.
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6 days ago | 
williamspivey.medium.com | William Spivey
Their Long-Intertwined HistoryI don’t know whether the chicken came before the egg, but the order is clear regarding the Klan, the police, and the church in America. The church came first, and although Europeans who arrived in America claimed to be seeking religious freedom. Many states had official religions until the 1830s. The police came second, with forces springing up in Boston in 1838 and New York in 1845.
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6 days ago | 
williamspivey.substack.com | William Spivey
“I cannot tell a lie” was one of the first things we heard about America’s’ first President, George Washington. It was a fictional tale meant to impress us with Washington’s honesty and moral compass. It sounded better than the truth about George Washington, who worked for years to hunt down an escaped enslaved woman, Ona Judge, or that Washington’s dentures were partially made from teeth pulled from living slaves.
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6 days ago | 
williamspivey.medium.com | William Spivey
Why Teaching the Truth Matters“I cannot tell a lie” was one of the first things we heard about America’s’ first President, George Washington. It was a fictional tale meant to impress us with Washington’s honesty and moral compass. It sounded better than the truth about George Washington, who worked for years to hunt down an escaped enslaved woman, Ona Judge, or that Washington’s dentures were partially made from teeth pulled from living slaves.
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1 week ago | 
williamspivey.substack.com | William Spivey
Take a good look at the cover photo. Elizabeth Eckford is the Black student, one of the Little Rock Nine, who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Three years after America’s schools were allegedly integrated with the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954. Elizabeth was fifteen when she had to be escorted by a federalized National Guard to ensure her safety along with the other eight Black students. Remember when the National Guard used to protect minorities?
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1 week ago | 
williamspivey.medium.com | William Spivey
Too Hard to Explain to Their ChildrenTake a good look at the cover photo. Elizabeth Eckford is the Black student, one of the Little Rock Nine, who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Three years after America’s schools were allegedly integrated with the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954. Elizabeth was fifteen when she had to be escorted by a federalized National Guard to ensure her safety along with the other eight Black students.
