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a philip randolph was the head of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters porters. so he knows to organize. and that's important. these individuals important because they work with the trains. and if they stop as the country mobilizing to war, then all of those soldiers and everybody who are trying to enroll and enlist in the military, all of that sort of comes to a halt because they're not moving baggage, they're not moving luggage, they're not booming freight, they're not doing any of that. but it's touching that. right. and so one of the things that that happens during this period is that looking at racial discrimination in the industry and jobs in the defense. a philip randolph says to the government that if racial discrimination was dealt with then he would lead a march on washington and his union would strike again. as the country is mobilizing towards war, that is a critical i mean, it's just a critical moment. and and the of african-americans you going marching on washington at a time when the nation is suggesting is fighting for democracy abroad, is the typ
a philip randolph was the head of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters porters. so he knows to organize. and that's important. these individuals important because they work with the trains. and if they stop as the country mobilizing to war, then all of those soldiers and everybody who are trying to enroll and enlist in the military, all of that sort of comes to a halt because they're not moving baggage, they're not moving luggage, they're not booming freight, they're not doing any of that....
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it was a philip randolph, thick labor and civil rights leader who organized the march on washingtona speech. ok, i am sure it was steve bannon who wrote a policy memo noting that effectively regulated immigration policy establishes limits on the number of. moreover these limits must be strictly enforceable, and he also no low or unskilled low-wage migrants should be wrong in this acc those words. the words come from a 1995 report on the of immigration reform chaired by jordan. she waspresident lyndon b. johnsonan elected to the state senate since reconstruction and the first ever southern w representatives. it notice a pattern. today's pro-business libertarian donors like nick claim immigration isomething that could only be motivated by reactionary racism, put into recently opposing the importation of low-wage migrants was the consensus position of movement. why? because an earlier generation of progresses understood that low-wage migration is onoyers play to lower labor costs. it is called corporate arbitrage. understood this type of immigrationunof lacrosse -- low working people an
it was a philip randolph, thick labor and civil rights leader who organized the march on washingtona speech. ok, i am sure it was steve bannon who wrote a policy memo noting that effectively regulated immigration policy establishes limits on the number of. moreover these limits must be strictly enforceable, and he also no low or unskilled low-wage migrants should be wrong in this acc those words. the words come from a 1995 report on the of immigration reform chaired by jordan. she waspresident...
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a philip randolph, thurgood marshall. we mentioned benjamin mays. and then there were people like stanley levison, which we i never really heard very much about until i read your book. talk about stanley levitan. levison emerged as the leader of the montgomery bus boycott. immediately people began to say, this guy is magic. this guy's got power. he's he's he's lighting up the media. he people are flocking to him saying, we need to get this guy to help us expand this beyond montgomery. so literally, people like bayard rustin, people like lillian smith just arrive in montgomery. we need you and we're going to, you know, what can we do to help take this beyond montgomery? and one of the people who contact is this white businessman with with and long lasting communist ties named stanley levison. and stanley levison goes on to become one of king's closest friends and best advisors for the rest of life. he ghost writes a lot of king's for him and they have these long, late night conversation. the king was not a good sleeper. he'd be up two or three in the
a philip randolph, thurgood marshall. we mentioned benjamin mays. and then there were people like stanley levison, which we i never really heard very much about until i read your book. talk about stanley levitan. levison emerged as the leader of the montgomery bus boycott. immediately people began to say, this guy is magic. this guy's got power. he's he's he's lighting up the media. he people are flocking to him saying, we need to get this guy to help us expand this beyond montgomery. so...
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it was a philip randolph, thick african-american labor and civil rights leader who organized the marchshington at which dr. king delivered his i have a dream speech. ok, i am sure i will get this next one right. it was steve bannon who wrote a policy memo noting that effectively regulated immigration policy establishes limits on the number of immigrants. moreover these limits must be strictly enforceable, and he also said no low or unskilled low-wage migrants should be admitted. oops, i am wrong in this account too. it was not bennett who wrote those words. the words come from a 1995 report on the of immigration reform chaired by jordan. she was a protege of president lyndon b. johnson, the first african-american woman elected to the state senate since reconstruction and the first ever southern black woman elected to the u.s. house of representatives. it notice a pattern. today's progressives and pro-business libertarian donors like nick claim immigration is something that could only be motivated by reactionary racism, put into recently opposing the importation of low-wage migrants was
it was a philip randolph, thick african-american labor and civil rights leader who organized the marchshington at which dr. king delivered his i have a dream speech. ok, i am sure i will get this next one right. it was steve bannon who wrote a policy memo noting that effectively regulated immigration policy establishes limits on the number of immigrants. moreover these limits must be strictly enforceable, and he also said no low or unskilled low-wage migrants should be admitted. oops, i am...
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a philip randolph, thurgood marshall. we mentioned benjamin mays. and then there were people like stanley levison, which we i never really heard very much about until i read your book. talk about stanley levitan. levison emerged as the leader of the montgomery bus boycott. immediately people began to say, this guy is magic. this guy's got power. he's he's he's lighting up the media. he people are flocking to him saying, we need to get this guy to help us expand this beyond montgomery. so literally, people like bayard rustin, people like lillian smith just arrive in montgomery. we need you and we're going to, you know, what can we do to help take this beyond montgomery? and one of the people who contact is this white businessman with with and long lasting communist ties named stanley levison. and stanley levison goes on to become one of king's closest friends and best advisors for the rest of life. he ghost writes a lot of king's for him and they have these long, late night conversation. the king was not a good sleeper. he'd be up two or three in the
a philip randolph, thurgood marshall. we mentioned benjamin mays. and then there were people like stanley levison, which we i never really heard very much about until i read your book. talk about stanley levitan. levison emerged as the leader of the montgomery bus boycott. immediately people began to say, this guy is magic. this guy's got power. he's he's he's lighting up the media. he people are flocking to him saying, we need to get this guy to help us expand this beyond montgomery. so...