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Thread #104999   Message #2157375
Posted By: Jeri
25-Sep-07 - 06:49 PM
Thread Name: African American Protest Slogans & Songs
Subject: RE: African American Protest Slogans & Songs
I agree - it's easy enough to ignore. I have some fairly strong objections to calling it the "Black American civil Rights movement".

I believe in giving credit when it's due, but lots of people sang the songs and they worked damned hard for DEsegregation and now, the music should be segregated?! I find the thread a bit offensive for that reason as well as another I don't feel is worth mentioning. I know Azizi didn't mean to convey what I feel and I also know I've also pissed people off accidentally, so I'll just stop with this.

Before I go back to lurking, 'ungawa' is a Swahili word that means 'di di mao', which means, 'let's move it'.