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Cat Olson
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I'm an ALC math teacher with a passion for change (not just slope).
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Is one of the implications that showing shoulder is a capital crime? I just keep thinking of the murder of Viola Liuzzo, including how J Edgar Hoover framed her as a drug user and adulterer to downplay the FBI agent in the car with the KKK member that shot her: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/vi...
March 25, 1965: Viola Liuzzo Murdered by KKK After Selma to Montgomery March
Viola Liuzzo (April 11, 1925 – March 25, 1965), Civil Rights activist, was murdered in 1965 by the KKK after the Selma to Montgomery March.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Immediately and absolutely- Viola's children and family are heroes- fighting for her legacy. She will not be forgotten.
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Sending love to your family at this difficult time. Thank you for letting us know. We will never forget Viola Liuzzo and Mary. 💓
October 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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In 1921, white supremacists destroyed it, killing hundreds and burning 35 city blocks. The survivors never saw compensation.

But the spirit of Black Wall Street lives on. Today, we continue to fight for the resilience and success of Black entrepreneurs.

#BlackBusinessMonth #BlackWallStreet #Tulsa
August 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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I was COS to Rep. John Lewis for about a year and a half of my 20 years there and also worked at Wayne State University after my Hill career. Mr. Lewis always spoke of Mrs. Liuzzo in such reverence -- deservedly so. Proud of WSU honoring her legacy with the monument and tree.
August 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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One year to the day earlier, Reagan signaled his dedication to white supremacy when he launched campaign with a speech lauding “states’ rights” outside Philadelphia, Miss. — the site of the murder of three young men working for voting rights in 1964.

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Aug. 3, 1980: Reagan Gives "State's Rights" Speech at Neshoba County Fair
Reagan appealed to the “George Wallace-inclined voters” and to white supremacy in his stump speech at the Neshoba County Fair, mere miles away from where three civil rights workers were murdered by th...
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August 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
They aren't even treating him like he's a human. How'd these officers sleep at night???
August 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM