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NanaCat

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24. What a repugnant take on the issue

Reply to MichMan (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:56 AM

Mar 23

And a vicious ad hominem to boot.

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An incarcerated teacher taught his students that Jim Crow literacy tests were racist. Then he got fired. [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Mar 21 OP

Nathan Tucker is full of shit. If the literacy test was so important, then why were they only applied in towns that ... marble falls Mar 21 #1

Plus... ProfessorGAC Mar 21 #5

hey nathan...take the test. ret5hd Mar 21 #2

The first question alone could fail many!! Maeve Mar 22 #21

The truth is still the truth malaise Mar 21 #3

Didn't they failed potentional voters even if they passed? LiberalFighter Mar 21 #4

In some municipalities - yes JustAnotherGen Mar 21 #6

That and the poll tax. ananda Mar 21 #7

When I was a child, all adult black people were first names. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 21 #13

Infantilizing and erasing their history is part of the oppression. ananda Mar 23 #22

Not if my Daddy was around!!! He was adamant about age respect yellowdogintexas Mar 23 #27

The only problem is that his claim of violation of his Constitutional rights might not work. 4lbs Mar 21 #8

Murdered someone for $60 MichMan Mar 21 #9

oh so if he was "teaching other inmates" maybe "teacher" would be a better term? instructor could work too WhiskeyGrinder Mar 22 #18

What a repugnant take on the issue NanaCat Mar 23 #24

And that means what, exactly? yardwork Mar 23 #25

What's your point? He's a teacher. marble falls Mar 23 #26

So am I MichMan Mar 23 #31

Then you should understand he's doing the right thing - working through his punishment and improving ... marble falls Mar 23 #32

Agreed, he is trying to do just that MichMan Mar 23 #34

What the victim may or may not have been is speculation and not part of the equation. When we ... marble falls Mar 23 #35

Might I suggest Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed? Iris Mar 23 #33

I took a literacy test in Alabama Frances Mar 21 #10

Sad. I'm curious - how long ago did these two events happen? TheRickles Mar 21 #12

1963 Frances Mar 21 #14

Thanks. Only in America.... TheRickles Mar 22 #17

Not that is makes it any worse or better, but not only in America. Racism rears it's ugly head anywhere it can. marble falls Mar 23 #29

K&R Solly Mack Mar 21 #11

We should have literacy tests for MAGAts..... DemocraticPatriot Mar 21 #15

Of course, Southern Illinois AwakeAtLast Mar 22 #16

I was under the impression that when in prison... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 22 #19

They do not have full constitutional rights but they do retain limited rights under the First Amendment, are protected WhiskeyGrinder Mar 22 #20

This is a shameful understanding of prisoner rights. NanaCat Mar 23 #28

If that were true, it'd be worse. marble falls Mar 23 #30

Good lord. yardwork Mar 23 #23