The History of The Silent Protests Speaks Volumes
Black History Year
PushBlack
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🗓️ 21 February 2023
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
It’s open season on Black lives. We are murdered by police, hunted by white vigilantes, and relegated to second-class citizenship. Nevertheless, we ALWAYS make our voices heard. But one of our first attempts to unite didn’t involve our voices at all!
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| 0:00.0 | It's open season on Black Lives. |
| 0:03.0 | We are murdered by police, hunted by white vigilantes, |
| 0:07.0 | and relegated to second-class citizenship. |
| 0:10.0 | Nevertheless, we always make our voices heard. |
| 0:15.0 | But one of our first attempts to unite |
| 0:18.0 | didn't involve our voices at all. |
| 0:21.0 | This is Two Minute Black History, |
| 0:23.0 | what you didn't learn in school. |
| 0:30.0 | It must have seemed like the second coming. |
| 0:38.0 | Thousands of black people dressed in white |
| 0:41.0 | stroll down the streets of New York |
| 0:43.0 | right where the trunk building stands today. |
| 0:47.0 | But something was different about this protest. |
| 0:50.0 | There were no bull horns, no confrontation, |
| 0:54.0 | and no shouting. |
| 0:56.0 | There was no clapping, no singing, |
| 0:59.0 | and no explanation. |
| 1:01.0 | It was just us in a glorious procession, |
| 1:05.0 | not uttering a single sound. |
| 1:09.0 | What was this? |
| 1:20.0 | Throughout July 1917, they ambushed our people. |
| 1:25.0 | Ultimately, 200 black men, women and children |
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