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A White Man in Michigan Will Serve Time for Terrorizing His Black Neighbors. Because They Had a BLM Sign in Their Window

Michael Frederick Jr. was recently sentenced for attacking his neighbors' property last fall. He said it wasn't "personal."

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Donney Rose
Aug 18, 2021
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Michael Frederick Jr.; Image via Law and Crime.com

Growing up in south Louisiana, I was prone to see racist iconography/symbols pretty much everywhere I went. I cannot quantify the number of times I saw a Confederate flag on the back of a pickup truck or hanging outside of a person’s home. And as much as I often thought about desecrating someone’s shit o…

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