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[โ€“] Raphael@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Naturally, he was black.

America, home of racism and homophobia.

[โ€“] Francisco@lemmy.pt 1 points 1 year ago

He was executed in the Deep South in 1944, in the midst of the Jim Crow era.

America and the World are far from perfect but we are better now than in 1944. I hope we can keep improving fast enough.