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Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz legend, arrested in Houston for singing in front of an integrated audience, 1955 (media.kbin.social)

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[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Americans really learned to take racism to another level

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

England should have killed The Puritans, not allowed them to escape.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

The UK fucked their whole economy because someone working at Tesco had an accent. Also, who do you think was importing slaves to the American Colonies? They have no room to talk.