Trumpers Threaten Civil Rights Museum

In this Jan. 7, 2010 photo, a historical marker is shown in front of the former F.W. Woolworth store at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, N.C. Four college freshmen walked into a Greensb... In this Jan. 7, 2010 photo, a historical marker is shown in front of the former F.W. Woolworth store at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, N.C. Four college freshmen walked into a Greensboro, N.C., dime store on Monday, Jan. 1 1960, bought a few items, then sat down at the "whites only" lunch counter, and sparked a wave of civil rights protest that changed America. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) MORE LESS
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I wanted to make sure everyone saw this. Recently the Trump camp put in a request for a media opportunity/tour at the Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Museum declined the request and since then they’ve been deluged with various threats of violence and reprisals from feral Trumpers with racial slurs, threats to burn the building down or shoot up the building.

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