David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

(Darren Dugan) #1

answer was to register with the court
and then have someone else show up in
his place every day thereafter. Why not?
He said, “You know, all niggers look
alike anyway.”
8 Stewart was a huge figure in
Birmingham. Every African-American
teenager listened to his show. The
second part of his message to his
listeners was “Bring your toothbrushes,
because lunch will be served.”
“Toothbrushes” was code for “be
dressed and prepared to spend a few
nights in jail.”
9 Forman writes: “It seemed very
cold, cruel, and calculating to be happy
about police brutality coming down on
innocent people...no matter what

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