Word: oppressively
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...that man must always try to oppress the free, tame the wild and humble the proud? There is one thing, however, he cannot take from the mustang -its beauty...
...power to couple with his prestige." In a sense, King already had a power, derived from that international prestige, for it gave him the power to be heard, the power to expose the very forces that had created his public image and protected his life while simultaneously continuing to oppress the people he was credited with leading and poor people every-where. Thus, King was faced with a choice. He could obey Hoover's directive and "temper the pace and drive of your movement," or he could go back on the point and try again to incarnate his dream...
...University functioned ideally, these resolutions would be fine. However, nearly every case brought before the CRR arose from a student's perception that the University was being untrue to its stated ideals and was functioning in such a way as to support the war, perpetuate racism, exploit workers, or oppress tenants...
...basic problem. There are now other dynamics in the election process which prevent the county's great black majority from voting for its own benefit First, many of the "respected" black leaders in the county are Uncle Toms. They are probably allowed to hold their positions exactly because they oppress and misdirect their own people. Second, many black people still vote the way their land-owner tells them to vote. Third, Wilcox County is a dry county with a thriving moonshine business. Incumbent white officeholders need only to threaten to bust the moonshine business during their lame-duck period...
...movement does remain unpublicized, I imagine the South Vietnamese government will really oppress it," Frederick added. "Unless the truth is made known to the American public, our government may well be responsible for one of the biggest bloodbaths there to date...