V. P. Franklin

Author of The Young Crusaders from @BeaconPressBks and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Education at the University of California, Riverside

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I published THE YOUNG CRUSADERS to provide models for the new generation for social justice campaigns. But how can we train young people for social activism if they are threatened by or dying from gun violence? Reparations are needed to provide viable alternatives for our youth.

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Racial healing: Chicagoland community members fight for reparations https://t.co/5SIVYXfzNk

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@GND_Network Given the current price gouging by the oil companies to make up for less profit in 2020, climate activists need to target one of them for a nationwide boycott. See "Commentary" at https://t.co/fJJmW3ZPAe.

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After the 1960 sit-ins began, few southern department stores desegregated so Medgar Evers and others called for the "Easter Boycott." Rather than buying new outfits, young people joined picket lines. Today, to save the planet, young people should consider boycotting Big Oil!

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Beginning in February and March 1961, high school and college students in Atlanta, Rock Hill, SC, and other cities adopted the "Jail No Bail" strategy in their civil rights protests after being arrested. See THE YOUNG CRUSADERS for more info - https://t.co/sSlwHP47MC.

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On March 7, 1965, Bloody Sunday occurred in Selma. THE YOUNG CRUSADERS tells the story of the hundreds of children and teenagers who marched before then demanding "Let My Parents Vote." Check it out.

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#OnThisDay 57 yrs ago, over 360,000 kids & teens engaged in a system-wide school boycott in NYC, forming the largest protest in US History. @_YoungCrusaders captures the scope of this event in his upcoming book, THE YOUNG CRUSADERS. Out on 2/23! ➡️ https://t.co/h8f5K2LcoF