Charlton Heston speaks about Civil Rights

The Civil Rights Roundtable, a clip from the National Archives,presented specially for The Documentary Channel.

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[mse1576]

@icthruu4evr

Nothing confusing about it....He liked guns and personal liberty, and wished Black people to have the same.

[Robway034]

Whether or not Mr. Heston's voracity as a Human Rights/Civil Rights activist is proven in this piece, there is little nexus to his stance on guns and the over arching mission of the NRA. The NRA's history has been mixed and ever changing from the very beginning and the modern NRA bares little to very few if any of its previous iterations. None-the-less, Heston took a stance on the rights of the individual as an American Citizen. One could argue that gun ownership falls into the same scope

[boblackey1]

@isaias1776 The TEA Party movement is not racist here in my area according to friends who are members. I'm not & have never been to a meeting. But the problem for those in the TEA party who are very concerned about government getting too big & poking to many regulations & rules into our lives is it attracts racists. So at any given meeting, a minority of people there are racist. But there are a minority of blacks, hispanics etc who agree with the main agenda also there.

[JohnBrownsArmy]

I must admit I am surprised by his comments and had made assumptions about him....It makes me realize that I too need to not stereotype anyone, even rightwingers! THough they make me so frustrated ! :)

[isaias1776]

@Saebeck32 I've been to Conservative meetings or speeches. They've been very welcoming to me. I've had great conversations with them. The racists I deal with are Liberals or Democrats who can't accept that I'm Conservative and Republican. They tell me I can't be that because I'm Hispanic. That is bigoted and disrespectful. I can think for myself. I have to deal with Progressive politicians who believe I must be dependent on the Gov, and that I can't take care of myself, because I'm Hispanic.

[isaias1776]

@Saebeck32 Both my parents are from El Salvador. I'm Hispanic. I'm a US citizen born in California. I went to a TEA party oriented rally in DC a month ago. Two very gracious old ladies there came up to me and chatted with me. They were very kind. They offered me some water and told me about themselves. I had another nice man start a conversation with me about politics. Another lady offered me some food. Another man complimented me and the US flag I was carrying, and told me thanks for coming.

[isaias1776]

@Saebeck32 Have you ever been to a TEA Party? You should watch these clips and learn something about your fellow Americans.

[isaias1776]

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