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How does the Black Lives Matter movement of

today compare to the civil rights movement of the
1960s?

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Answer:

The Black Lives Matter protests that have followed the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police officers remind Margaret Burnham of 1968.

Step-by-step explanation:

At that time, the national response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. combined with ongoing protests over civil rights and the Vietnam War to plunge an already divided nation more deeply into turmoil.

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