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18 June 2019/ Baha'i Community

Growing up as a Civil Rights warrior

Growing up as a Civil Rights warrior
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June and Richard Thomas

June and Richard Thomas

Read about June and Richard Thomas. Watch the full story in 14 chapters.

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Hollow options in the 1960s
Racial Identity

Hollow options in the 1960s

We had friends who were Black Panthers – there was a lot of fronting with bullets and guns.

  • June and Richard Thomas
    June and Richard Thomas
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The Orangeburg massacre
Racism in America

The Orangeburg massacre

It was so close – if I’d been standing on the front steps of my church at that moment I would’ve seen everything.

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    June and Richard Thomas
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Growing up as a Civil Rights warrior
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