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American History

The Unmitigated Gall

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2. There were those

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 06:21 AM

Jan 2025

Who sought, by forming alliances and bridging divides to overturn the American caste system. There were also those who fought to maintain their place in the hierarchy by stepping on the people perceived to be “beneath them”.
Change was possible in Anita Bryant’s time and she fought it.

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