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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]President Lyndon Johnson expended considerable political capital to pass the most significant civil rights legislation in almost a century, which even today is considered a towering achievement.  Yet White House tapes of LBJ’s phone conversations show that he sometimes used the n-word in conversations with some of his former Southern colleagues in the Senate.  Should LBJ be cancelled?  History is messy.[/quote]

Racism is system of structural privilege that is distinct from being a bigot. It's possible to not be bigoted but still support racism. Or, as in Johnson's case,[b] it's possible to be anti-racist in your actions but bigoted in your personal views[/b]. Or it could be that he just played the role of a bigot to put others at ease. [/quote]

[i]"it's possible to be anti-racist in your actions but bigoted in your personal views"[/i]
Exactly.

Actions have more powerful consequences than words. We can look at the actions taken by Johnson, Wilson, and Lee and look at the impacts. Who actually helped people and who actually hurt/killed people.

Something for the people clinging to their "historical idols" to think about. Maybe you could look past your own personal views and take the right actions for your community. 
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