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yesman@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

IDK, in school they spent a lot of time on MLK and Gandhi, focusing on non-violence. You’d never even know that these men ever talked about anything else.

Nobody ever learns about Fred Hampton, the Haitian revolution, or Malcolm X by sticking to the curriculum.

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Nougat@fedia.io ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Or the Pullman Strike, Haymarket.

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- tamal3@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Labor unions were integral to both of these movements. Students may not have learned much about labor unions in school, but the political elites sure have focused on dismantling them.
  
  The workweek strikes in France a few years ago were entirely organized by five or so labor unions. They wanted to maintain their 35-hour work week. Can you imagine?
  
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Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
We covered Malcom but mostly as independent research.

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