The last line in this article is “I didn’t think it could happen in America.” It can happen in America and it has happened in America. Newspapers and journalists that wrote favorably about civil rights in the South were harassed and threatened. Police arrest journalist covering protests.
If we want to have the America we imagine, we must see the country we are.
#democracy #politics #USpolitics #USpol #media #journalist #lawfedi #history
https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/police-stage-chilling-raid-on-marion-county-newspaper-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones/
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