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It wasn't the Black Panthers' radicalism that changed whitey's mind, it was MLK and Brown v. Board of Education. The Black Panthers reinforced us vs. them, but the peaceful protests reinforced the perception of black humanity.
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Even if I’m limited in how eloquently I can can put this I hope you will just consider that the truth is social change needs a radical fringe even if they don’t get the results on paper. Even social scientists can’t measure for certain how minds were changed. Fear might inspire the ‘fight’ response in the short run but encourage dialogue later on.