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    "title": "Martin Luther King and The Freedom Provided By Cars",
    "author": "pmjones",
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    "created": "2013-01-22 05:16:08 UTC",
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>Driving is a liberating technology, and we ought to recognize this, especially as we approach Martin Luther King Jr.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s birthday.</p>\n<p>Let\u00e2\u0080\u0099s think back to 1955, when African Americans stayed off segregated buses in Montgomery, Ala. During the year-long boycott, 325 private cars, some owned by African Americans, some by whites, some by churches, picked up people at 42 sites around the town.</p>\n<p>Police harassed the drivers -- Martin Luther King Jr. was stopped for speeding (30 in a 25-mph zone) about 30 times -- but oppressing people in private cars is harder than oppressing them in public buses.</p>\n<p>The boycott was successful, in part because of King\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fiery rhetoric, but also because of car ownership.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>via <a href=\"http://www.volokh.com/2013/01/21/martin-luther-king-and-automobility/\">The Volokh Conspiracy \u00c2\u00bb Martin Luther King and automobility</a>.</p>\n"
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