estaban exhortando
-they/you were exhorting
Imperfecto progresivo para el sujeto ellos/ellas/ustedes del verbo exhortar.

exhortar

Tenían esa postura revolucionaria, estaban denunciando todo el sistema —eso tomaron de Malcolm X—, pero estaban exhortando a la revolución también.
They had this revolutionary stance, they were indicting the whole system—that's what they got from Malcolm X—but they were calling for revolution, too.
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