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Dec 13, 2014

My Response to Criticism of the Protesters Blocking Streets and Highways, Using Historical Photos

By Steffany Ann Brown / regardingprotests.tumblr.com
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So, there's this page where local people have discussions and they happened to be having a discussion about protesters blocking traffic. This is my response. 

Re: Protests

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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