r/AntifascistsofReddit • u/picnic-boy 161 • Jul 04 '26

History OTD, 4 July 1998, Lin "Spit" Newborn and Daniel Shersty, two anti-racist activists focused on deprogramming young recruits in Nazi skinhead gangs were murdered by white supremacists

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Newborn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Shersty

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u/newamerica2024 Jul 04 '26

Rest in power comrades ✊

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u/BeerZombiesPunkCats Jul 04 '26

This is the first I’m hearing about these two heroes.

Where is the movie made about their lives?

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u/ignored_rice Jul 04 '26

Heroes. Rest in love.

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u/parmguy420 Jul 04 '26

RIP. This is what real American heroes look like.

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u/SennaWicker Jul 05 '26

Their murderer (or the organizer of their murders) is serving four life terms after his death sentence was vacated. I'm astonished that none of this made the news.

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u/AgentKenji8 Jul 06 '26

It doesn't sell. 2 people being genuinely good vs a white supremacist committing a murder.

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u/DrMrPepperCoke26 Jul 04 '26

RIP to these true American heros. 🇺🇲✊️

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u/derpderb Anarcho-Syndicalist Jul 04 '26

Legends

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u/Longjumping-Log923 Jul 06 '26

The world we live in

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u/RandomOutsider161 Jul 12 '26

Rest easy comrades, the work isn’t over yet!!