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Ep. 186 Killer Mike on free speech, racial justice, and Rap on Trial

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

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The Importance of Understanding the US Constitution

My grandfather was barely literate because he had to drop out of school in the third grade. He knew that the US Constitution promised him a certain amount of inalienable rights, and he deserved them. I remember saying to my grandfather in an uproar late 80s, early 90s: Man, don't crack a soon baby, say nigga. Interestingly enough, crackers and niggers were named by the same people. The rich planter class of the South, the rich class of the Brits saw poor white people and Africans as disposable. And it was always wrong to use government.

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