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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Nope. Look at the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. All of the gains of black Americans in legislation and public opinion occurred during the era of MLKs peaceful marches and civil disobedience. The race riots of 1967 and the rise of the Black Panthers sparked white flight, a sharp reduction in public sympathy for the black community, and the election of Richard Nixon to two terms in office.
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