A visual like this makes it look like progress is a straight line but the truth is more nuanced. During the Reconstruction from 1865 to 1877, Black people in the American South had civil rights. Eventually there was a backlash which led to almost 80 years of repression via Jim Crow laws.

We are currently living through another backlash era with Trump following Obama.

Around 5 million people participated in last week's "No Kings" protests, according to the organizers. Next month, they're going to do it all again. The Transformative Justice Coalition has announced that the next protests will happen on July 17 in honor of the fifth anniversary of John Lewis's death. Spokesperson Barbara Arnwine said that they will focus on racial justice, voting rights, and "our continued and united fight for a just, inclusive and strong democracy that is our goal, that is our obligation in these times." Here's more from @AxiosNews.

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