People too young to have lived through the Civil Rights era might not remember the same hate speech was prominent among conservative, racist and nativist circles. The result was a wave of violent attacks on prominent liberals and activists. A whole host of people were murdered by those who felt entitled to take the lives of those who threatened their political ideology. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.