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This article contains Da 5 Bloods spoilers. fThe 1960s were a tumultuous time. Knowing that has become a cliché, one that’s as basic as a white bread miniseries on NBC about the decade. Nevertheless, it was a monumental moment in American history and a flashpoint for transition as Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the youth quake of baby boomers coming of age all coalesced. And it’s a decade with systemic cultural struggles that are still with us—and not something comfortingly endured and “fixed” in the relatively distant past like certain Oscar winners might suggest. Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods astutely understands…