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   DCI to J.J.James   
   Re: Why I'm tired of hearing about 'that   
   24 Jun 14 10:06:06   
   
   From: 50bjdk@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, June 23, 2014 2:07:29 PM UTC-7, J.J.James wrote:   
   > (CNN) -- Here's a dirty little secret about the civil rights   
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   > movement:   
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   > A lot of Americans just don't want to hear about it anymore.   
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   > They find the subject dull or it makes them angry. Some African-   
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   > Americans don't want to hear stories about their parents getting   
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   > hit upside the head while singing "We Shall Overcome." And some   
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   > whites don't want to feel guilty.   
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   > The result? We treat the movement like broccoli: It's good for   
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   > us, we're told, but we shove it aside on our plates when no one   
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   > is looking.   
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   Cut -   
      
   Properly prepared, broccoli can be very tasty.   
      
   DCI   
      
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