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300 | Thomas E. Ricks: How the Civil Rights Movement Waged a "Good War"

The Realignment

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Is There a More Open Playing Field?

In the 1960s, civil rights activists were able to fight for their causes in court of public opinion. Now it's a much more open playing field and people can express racist beliefs openly on social media. "I am just stunned that ... some guy sitting in his parents' basement in his underwear, but he's still saying it," says King.

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