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Speaker 0 talks about their involvement in the civil rights movement, mentioning desegregating movie theaters, organizing voter registration drives, and sitting in black churches. They emphasize their deep involvement in the movement since they were 18 years old. Speaker 1, referencing the New York Times, accuses Biden of lying about marching in the civil rights movement. Despite being reminded that he hadn't actually marched, Biden continued to tell the story. Speaker 1 finds this behavior strange.

Dr. King was a remarkable man who faced many challenges and made mistakes throughout his journey. Despite this, he managed to overcome them and change the world. It's important to remember that he was attacked for his stance on the Vietnam War and faced personal scandals. However, now people are celebrating his message of peace.

The OJ Simpson trial was racially charged due to Rodney King and policing issues. Simpson wasn't a civil rights leader, but symbolized something for the black community. Racial tension then and now stems from America's history of persecution. Without honest discussions on race, divisions like those seen in the OJ Simpson trial will persist.

To build effective relationships, it's essential to understand who people are, not just what they've done. Knowing their stories reveals the reasons behind their actions. For example, one athlete faced immense trauma at a young age when he lost his parents in a house fire and became homeless. His experiences led him to steal food out of necessity, which changed my perception of him. Hearing such stories can profoundly impact us and challenge our judgments about others, especially athletes who may make mistakes. We often overlook their backgrounds and struggles, but understanding their journeys allows us to see things from a different perspective.

In 1969, I became deeply involved in the civil rights movement as a kid. I worked at an all-black swimming pool in Wilmington, Delaware, on the east side. I was connected to the thoughts and feelings of the people there, though I did not participate in marches or events like those in Selma.

We changed history using the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was established to protect newly freed slaves and ensure economic inclusion in government and commercial contracting. Specifically, Section 1981 of this act is crucial. I invested a million dollars in legal fees to hold businesses accountable and ensure they engage respectfully with us. Now, they cannot ignore our presence in the 9th Circuit, as we demand fair treatment in business dealings. This approach is key to making America great again.

The decision to pursue charges was left to the district attorney, and I chose not to cooperate unless subpoenaed. My choice stemmed from a sense of mercy and the understanding of broader implications. The focus shouldn't be solely on her; the incident highlighted deep racial bias in our country. This bias is evident in systemic issues, such as the lack of voting representation for the largely black and brown population of Washington DC, compared to less populated, predominantly white states. While some celebrate individual cases, we must remain aware of the larger issues, like the rollback of affirmative action. It's crucial to concentrate on eradicating racial bias in significant areas that impact society.

This journey is not just about going to space, but about the training and the team. It wasn't just taking up space, but making space for the future. It wasn't a ride or a destination, but a supernatural journey. You'll never know the amount of love you have inside you to give and receive until the day you launch. It's disappointing to call it a ride, as that implies something frivolous. It was a flight, a journey, duplicating Alan Shepard's trajectory. There was nothing frivolous about what they did or what it took to get the machine up and running and to get them up and back down safely. The inspiration for other women and young girls should not be ignored.

I've spent a lot of time at Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Delaware, where I started my involvement in the civil rights movement. Although I wasn't an activist, I worked at an all-black swimming pool on the east side of Wilmington and was connected to the thoughts and feelings of those involved. However, I didn't participate in marches or go to places like Selma.

The plan was to portray the civil rights movement as a popular uprising led by a few agitators, deceiving people into thinking it represented the entire African American community. The enemy, referred to as "whitey," was seen as the opposition to this movement. This strategy aimed to create the illusion of widespread support for the cause.

To address prejudices, individuals must first acknowledge their existence. Many are unaware of their biases or fail to recognize the underlying issues. In a nonviolent movement, it's crucial to highlight these problems, compelling people to confront them and reflect on their conscience.

First speaker: Has America ever engaged in a general strike? Like, that’s enough. We’re not showing up to work tomorrow? Second speaker: We’ve never had a general strike. But this Friday on January twenty-third, there is an ice out of Minnesota, day of action. It’s a shutdown day where people will be staying home from work, refusing to participate in economic activities. So a power and they’re calling on Americans across the country to show solidarity. First speaker: One of the problems with Minnesota right now is you have people like Kristi Noem or the people who are heading up ICE saying that it’s not nonviolent resistance. They’re saying someone like Renee Good was actually a threat to those people or that filming an ICE agent—or documenting, which is perfectly legal—is a form of threat, and therefore they justify using violence in return to the threat of violence from these people. What do you do when what your nonviolent action is perceived as violence by the people who can use violence against you? Second speaker: Declaring peaceful protesters violent or domestic terrorists or outside agitators is what autocrats all around the world do. That is their playbook, is to make people fearful and to try to undermine the legitimacy of protesters. So what are we seeing in Minneapolis right now? What have we seen in our history in this country? Think about the civil rights movement, profound state violence used against protesters. They prepared, they trained, they role played, they organized all to make that political violence backfire. Think of Selma, the peaceful march. So when peaceful disciplined protesters confronted the dogs, the hoses, the response—It revealed the cruelty when the disciplined protesters were faced with this form of violence. And so that’s how disciplined nonviolent resistance can make state violence repression backfire.

At 21 years old, I walked into the Senate chamber and got arrested. Later, I tried to see Nelson Mandela in South Africa and got arrested again. I even met him once. The campaign says I wasn't arrested, but I couldn't move and was stopped by the cops. I didn't experience the struggles of historical figures like Douglass, Tubman, King, Lewis, Goodman, Chaney, and Swerner, but I walked my own path.

Viola Greg Liuzzo, a martyr for civil rights, was shot dead while driving in Alabama with a Black civil rights worker. The press highlighted her 5 children, 3 husbands, and removal from Michigan's voter list for not voting in 6 years. The photo used to gain sympathy was from 20 years earlier.

The NAACP recruited Rosa Parks in advance to be the ideal plaintiff in a lawsuit against the bus line. They instructed her to sit in a specific place on the bus so they could sue. This was not a spontaneous act, but a planned effort to create a strong basis for a lawsuit with Rosa Parks as an attractive plaintiff. This planning makes her story even cooler.

Speaker 0 marched in the civil rights movement to change attitudes. They were involved in desegregating movie theaters and organizing voter registration drives. Speaker 0 sat in black churches with Jewish rabbis, preparing to desegregate movie theaters. They have been involved in causes since they were 18, including desegregating restaurants. However, according to the New York Times, Speaker 2 claims that Speaker 0 lied about marching in the civil rights movement. Despite being reminded of this, Speaker 0 continued to tell the story. Speaker 2 finds this behavior strange.

Interviewer: This decision to follow your conscience, give us a little backstory. How did that happen? Guest: Without getting too much into detail, I did a long-form podcast with Tucker, laying out the entire politics of the issue. After serving twenty years, mostly deployed to the Middle East, fighting the wars over there, and seeing how our country had been lied to and brought down the wrong path in those wars, and that we were getting sucked into another one and that the American people didn't have the full story and our country did not have a vital national interest in this current fight. I said, hey, in good conscience, I can't do this because that was a promise I made to myself probably twenty plus years ago when I was deployed to Iraq. Once I realized after my first couple deployments that we weren't there for the reasons that our government told us we were there for, I said if it's ever my turn, if I'm ever an adult in this situation, I ever have a position of responsibility, I will not, in good conscience, send young men and women off to die on foreign battlefields. Interviewer: So we're Catholics here, baptized Catholic. We saw just on Sunday... Does it help you to have other members of your faith community or religious leaders speaking up on your behalf? Guest: It's been huge. I didn't think when I submitted my resignation it would get the traction or attention that you talked about. Having support from friends, family, but really, I’ve been asked a couple times, was it a hard decision to make? It wasn't made lightly. I put a lot of thought into it, and I had been thinking about it for quite some time. But having faith, I think I heard God's voice, that I was exactly where I was supposed to be and it was my time to take action, which made taking the action incredibly easy and liberating, making me feel like I was in the right spot. Interviewer: Do you have hope for America? And if you do, why so? Guest: I have a great deal of hope for America. This is a very exciting moment. The fact that we're seeing people who speak out on behalf of their faith or who are willing to speak truth to power, and that the people who support them can have a voice because of technology, which can be used for a lot of bad, but in connecting like-minded people and getting our word out, that technology is a very powerful weapon. The young people—the young men and women—there are plenty in this room; I was overwhelmed by the young folks who came up to shake my hand. I have hope for the next generation. As we head into this midterm season and as the war progresses in the next few weeks, the most important thing is to be on our knees and pray, but once we're up from our knees, we need to take action. Our leaders will hear us if we all speak out. We're at a critical juncture in the war in Iran; we must let our leaders hear that we do not support this war, that there is no vital national security interest, that we want to bring our troops home and work toward peace in that region, and that we do not want twenty plus more years of bloodletting. Heading into this next election cycle, demand from everyone, from every political party, go to your representatives, and say I will not vote for you if you are going to vote for the continuation of these wars overseas. If our country is attacked, we will attack; if there's an imminent attack, we will attack; if there's an actual threat, we will attack and fight that. However, we cannot continue to go down this path. We have to make that clear to our leaders. That's what gives me hope.

In 1961, we embarked on a Freedom Ride. On August 28, 1963, we participated in the March on Washington, where we met President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Later, on August 6, 19, we fought for the signing of the Voting Rights Act. We felt hopeful and excited. When we witness injustice, it is our moral duty to speak up and take action. Our future generations will question what we did and said. Although voting may pose challenges for some, we have a mission and a mandate to stand on the right side of history.

I was involved in the civil rights movement as a high school kid, desegregating movie theaters and restaurants. I sat in black churches next to Jewish rabbis, preparing to desegregate movie theaters. Despite not actually marching, I remained engaged in civil rights causes since I was 18. Despite being reminded that I did not march, I continued to tell the story. This behavior is strange. Translation: I participated in civil rights activities as a teenager, desegregating establishments and sitting in churches. Even though I didn't physically march, I stayed committed to civil rights causes. Despite being reminded of this, I continued to share the story, which is odd.

Many were deceived into supporting a conspiracy disguised by appealing slogans and humanitarian goals. Some staged sit-ins, others did freedom rides, picketed, protested, or boycotted buses. Like in Cuba, leaders of the freedom movement in the US marched in unity. They marched arm in arm, echoing the cry of "We shall overcome." Translation: Many people were misled into backing a hidden agenda under the guise of noble causes. Actions like sit-ins, freedom rides, protests, and boycotts were taken. Similar to Cuba, leaders in the US marched together in solidarity, chanting "We shall overcome."

There were fine people on both sides of the protest over a statue being taken down and a park being renamed from Robert E. Lee.

The transcript describes a live segment about an operation called “operation pull up,” described as clandestine and clandestine in nature, with the aim of disrupting business as usual by showing up somewhere locations where they are not expected. The host, Speaker 0, explains that although the operation may appear MAGA-coded due to the presence of many white people, there is a stated reason for this: “it's because of the the what they're the operation that they're doing today. It's important to have allies, as they said, white allies here.” The host notes turning the camera away from some participants because they are “giving some critical information here,” then signals that the team is ready to proceed. Nakima Levy Armstrong, identified as a civil rights attorney and longtime activist in the community, is introduced on the show. Armstrong is associated with Friday’s appearance on the program and is described as part of the movement’s leadership. The segment then defines the core tactic of the movement: “operation pull up, more of a clandestine operation. We show up somewhere location. They don't expect us to come there, and then we disrupt business as usual.” This explanation frames the operation as an intentional surprise tactic aimed at creating disruption at targeted sites. The group emphasizes their track record of success with previous demonstrations conducted under the same method. Specifically, they mention actions taken after George Floyd’s death, where they “went to the police federation head's, home and staged a demonstration there.” They also reference attention to federal law enforcement, noting they “went to the head of the US marshals from Minnesota after Winston Smith was killed by the US marshals.” Additional examples include action taken after Daunte Wright’s death, with a mention that this followed when AG Keith Ellis—presumably Keith Ellison—was involved, though the transcript cuts off before completing that description. Overall, the narrative centers on a strategic, surprise-based protest approach designed to create disruption at chosen targets, with a history of proactive demonstrations aimed at police and federal authorities following fatalities involving Black individuals. The speakers signal that the operation is ongoing and that more details will be observed as it unfolds live on the Don Lemon Show. The dialogue also underscores the organizers’ insistence on the value of diverse coalition support, noting the presence of white allies as part of the operation’s stated rationale.

Alexis was asked to leave the lecture room for not speaking up against an injustice. The speaker emphasized the importance of standing up for justice, even if it doesn't directly affect us. He urged the students to use their voices to fight for what is right and not rely on others to do so. The speaker highlighted the need to be there for others and speak out against injustice in all aspects of life, teaching critical thinking and empowerment to make a difference.