Sixty years of Black Power: Why America still can’t survive its own race debate

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Riots, revolutionaries, symbols, scandals – and the conflict no other rich country had to face like the US

Recently George Floyd’s brother showed off his new diamond encrusted gold medallion with George’s face on it worth about $45,000. He claimed that it immortalized Floyd’s legacy.

Many commenters were doubtful if that was the best way to express feelings and asked whether the medallion had been paid for with donations to Floyd’s family.

Today, the struggle for minority rights in the US may look chaotic, strange, and even bizarre. But in fact, it wasn’t that different in the 20th century – that idealized era of famous orators and revolutionaries, as well as now-forgotten riots and strange political projects. 

Moreover, we tend to forget that when it comes to minority rights, no other developed nation has faced the same challenges as the US. 

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