On the low Betty would’ve definitely logged into Malcolm’s account if twitter existed back then.
Twitter would’ve been so good during the civil rights era. People trying to snap pics of Malcolm eating ham sandwiches and shit. Folks bring up old ass pics of Malcolm as Detroit Red.
“Oh so you letting a pimp tell y’all how to get free? I want to see his taxes!”
The rumors of MLK sliding up in white womens DMs would’ve brought him down way before James Earl Ray.
The conversation on respectability, colorism and erasure would’ve had niggas coming for Rosa Parks daily on twitter. Claudette Colvin would’ve been putting out screenshots of Rosa’s deleted tweets claiming to be the start of the movement.
Ida B Wells would’ve taken to twitter like a fish to water. On here roasting Booker T and Dubois daily. Subtweeting all day.
I wonder which light skinned activists y’all would be accusing of being white. Mary Church Terrell would be on here daily begging y’all to chill. 😂😂😂
They would’ve deconstructed Madam CJ Walker to just a black capitalist out for herself. Whew.
People would’ve been asking for Marcus Garvey’s taxes and rhetorically asking “Where are the ships?!” daily.
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