CLASSIC: Russia and the US Civil Rights Movement

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Ben here, with a Classic episode. Fellow Conspiracy Realists, way back in 2019 I asked Matt and Noel what we really know about the US Civil Rights movement. Our exploration remains relevant today: The US Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s sparked nationwide protests, marches and action, resulting in fundamental changes for a nation that had long touted democracy and equality abroad while oppressing vast swathes of its own citizens at home. It remains one of the most significant times in recent history, but there's another twist to the story -- half a world away, the USSR joined the movement... though its intentions for dong so were anything but altruistic.

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0:00.0	Folks, it's often said that history may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
0:04.7	George Lucas, who said that?
0:07.3	George Lucas, yeah, the same one from Star Wars or different George?
0:10.5	That's the one.
0:11.2	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:11.9	I bet you there's some other, probably more than one, there's probably a group of people named George Lucas, and that just haunts them.
0:20.7	I'm more of a fan of Lucas George myself.
0:23.9	There's probably several Lucas George is out there.
0:27.0	Is George a viable last name?
0:29.4	Sure, yeah.
0:30.4	I know a guy with last name, George.
0:32.4	I know several.
0:33.4	What do you like?
0:33.8	It's weird.
0:34.7	He's cool.
0:35.6	He used to rap with me.
0:37.6	Oh, cool.
0:38.5	Is this first name, boy?
0:41.0	No, no.
0:42.0	Different, George.
0:42.9	Also a great example.
0:44.5	Also a great example.
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