A man being a MAN in the 60s!. Today this is trending on reddit front page. Today men are still fighting for their rights and the bias has not ended, just changed form.

v573v · 2015-08-01T12:04:43+00:00

Tuesday, Feb. 1 - Two sanitation workers are killed in an accident on a city truck.

Monday, Feb. 12 - Memphis sanitation and public employees strike after last-minute attempts to resolve grievances fail. Newspapers claim 200 workers of 1,300 remain on the job but only 38 of 180 trucks move. Mayor Loeb says strike is illegal but says "this office stands ready... to talk to anyone about his legitimate questions at any time."

Thursday, March 28 - March from Clayborn Temple, led by Dr. King, is interrupted by window breaking. Police move into crowds with nightsticks, mace, tear gas and gunfire. A 16-year old boy, Larry Payne, is shot to death. Police arrest 280, report about 60 injured, mostly blacks. State legislature authorizes 7 p.m. curfew and 4,000 National Guardsmen move in.

Friday, March 29 - Some 300 sanitation workers and ministers, march peacefully and silently from Clayborn Temple to City Hall — escorted by five armored personnel carriers, five jeeps, three hugh military trucks and dozens of Guardsmen with bayonets fixed. President Johnson and AFL-CIO President George Meany offer assistance in resolving the dispute. Mayor Loeb turns them down.

Wednesday, April 3 - Dr. King returns to Memphis and addresses rally, delivering his "I've been to the Mountaintop" address.

Thursday, April 4 - A sniper, later captured and identified as James Earl Ray, assassinates Dr. King as he stands on the balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Hotel.

Tuesday, April 16 - AFSCME leaders announce that agreement has been reached.The strikers vote to accept it. The strike is over.

Edit: credit to AFSCME

baskandpurr · 2015-08-01T12:42:36+00:00

Aren't those people wearing those signs to indicate that their race does not prevent them from being human? I imagine they were racially persecuted by other men too. I get the idea but I think this is probably the wrong image.

dangerousopinions · 2015-08-02T22:24:26+00:00

This is a ridiculous comparison to make and it doesn't help the MRM at all. It just makes us look like we're comparing men's problems in society with those of black men pre-civil rights in the U.S. This is not a reasonable comparison, even if there are parallels.

mochacola · 2015-08-01T08:33:56+00:00

Maybe we need T-shirts that read: "I am human".

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