The Colored citizen. (Helena, Mont.) 1894-1894
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Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas,…
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I Wanted to Know What White Men Thought About Their Privilege. So I Asked. – The New York Times
My college class asks what it means to be white in America — but interrogating that question as a black woman in the real world is much harder to do.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/magazine/white-men-privilege.html
Their Family Bought Land One Generation After Slavery. The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It.
Their Family Bought Land One Generation After Slavery. The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It.
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A Father, a Daughter, and the Attempt to Change the Census | The New Yorker
Charles Bethea on Stephanie Hofeller, whose estrangement from her late father, Thomas Hofeller, the onetime R.N.C. data-operations manager and a master of modern gerrymandering, might have altered American political history.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-father-a-daughter-and-the-attempt-to-change-the-census
The West End Is A ‘Front Porch Community’ | 90.1 FM WABE
The West End MARTA station is more than just a stop for commuters. It’s a hub of sorts. Located at the bustling intersection of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard and Lee Street. The trains that pass by follow almost the exact same route the streetcar once did. Back when West End was one of the city’s first suburbs. The
— Read on www.wabe.org/the-west-end-is-a-front-porch-community/
New memo reveals census question was added to boost white voting power.
New memo reveals census question was added to boost white voting power.
— Read on slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/census-memo-supreme-court-conservatives-white-voters-alito.amp
Amid Proposed MARTA Name Changes, A Look At The History And Cultural Importance Of ‘Bankhead’ | Georgia Public Broadcasting
MARTA is considering renaming five train stations in Atlanta. It’s an effort to keep up with changes in the city and to reflect surrounding neighborhoods.
— Read on www.gpbnews.org/post/amid-proposed-marta-name-changes-look-history-and-cultural-importance-bankhead
New Narratives in American History – Oxford University Press
New Narratives in American History – Oxford University Press
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The Return Of Race Science : NPR One
In the 19th century it was mainstream science to believe in a racial hierarchy. But after WWII, the scientific world turned its back on eugenics and the stud…
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