Ep. 1777 - Everything That You Were Told About The Civil Rights Movement Was A Lie

May 11, 2026

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Matt Walsh argues that the mainstream narrative of the Civil Rights Movement—peaceful protests led by noble figures like Martin Luther King Jr. seeking equality— is a fabrication designed to suppress criticism and enable ongoing radical agendas. Drawing parallels to recent events, he claims this myth distorts history much like media now labels violent BLM riots as "civil rights rallies," urging listeners to question 1960s accounts given the ease of modern lies amid video evidence.

Media Lies Bridge Past and Present

Walsh points to NBC News describing the 2020 Kenosha riots—a BLM event with $50 million in damage, arson, and a state of emergency—as a "civil rights rally" where Kyle Rittenhouse "opened fire." He notes Rittenhouse acted in self-defense against attackers like Joseph Rosenbaum (a recent mental asylum releasee) and others with weapons, all captured on video leading to acquittal. A Portland news anchor invoked 1960s fire hoses against "peaceful, nonviolent" Birmingham protesters, equating water cannons to racism and ignoring their prior use on violent union riots. Walsh argues if media rewrites events from six years ago, 60-year-old histories are even less trustworthy, especially since Southern newspapers like the Birmingham News depicted MLK marches amid city ruins.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:56) **New Civil Rights Series Launch** - Matt Walsh introduces Daily Wire's two-part exposé on the civil rights movement as a massive con comparable to Hiroshima in impact
2 (01:45) **NBC Rewrites Kenosha Riots** - NBC labels 2020 Kenosha BLM riots a "civil rights rally" where Rittenhouse opened fire
3 (03:27) **Portland Anchor Invokes Hoses** - Local news invokes 1960s hoses on "peaceful" protesters to oppose water cannons on BLM riots
4 (10:44) **Birmingham Children's Crusade Exposed** - Organizers sent kids to violate injunctions, provoke police response for media outrage
5 (17:22) **Bevel Admits Protest Violence** - Organizer James Bevel reveals demonstrators threw rocks, carried knives/guns; kids identified agitators
6 (19:27) **Cartoons Depict March Violence** - 1960s Birmingham News cartoon shows MLK amid ruins after "nonviolent" march
7 (21:12) **Civil Rights Murders and Terror** - Details Angela Davis-linked courthouse killings, Pepperdine attacks, Mark Essex sniper spree

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Show Notes

Today we are releasing my newest documentary about the Civil Rights Movement on Daily Wire which may just be the most important project I've worked on. I will detail why this documentary and the truth are so important.

Ep. 1777

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