Civil Disobedience In The Black Community

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The problem in the black community is its inability to be united and stay united. This is not the fault of the people but instead the system that fosters them. Many attempts have been made to assimilate to the system as well as to change the system. In the end neither has worked for the black community, that is why I propose that the United States Government declare complete Anarchy. That being the last resort and complete extream theory I do believe that civil disobedience whether violent or nonviolent has proven itself successful but has not got the results that are really

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