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18 June 2019/ Racism in America

The Orangeburg massacre

The Orangeburg massacre
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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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Growing up as a Civil Rights warrior
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Growing up as a Civil Rights warrior

The Baha’i community taught racial unity and they also lived it – which was the goal of the Civil Rights movement.

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    June and Richard Thomas
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Three years of harassment and ostracism
Civil Rights Movement

Three years of harassment and ostracism

I was part of the vanguard of black students who integrated my high school – I rode in a police car to go to class.

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    June and Richard Thomas
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