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Lessons in the Decline of Democracy From the Ruined Roman Republic
Historian Edward Watts argues that violent rhetoric and disregard for political norms was the beginning of Rome’s end. Source: Lessons in the Decline of Democracy From the Ruined Roman Republic
Black Union Soldier Finally Honored Almost 100 Years After Death
Associated Press A runaway slave who joined the Union Army during the Civil War and lost a leg after being wounded in battle finally received recognition Sunday, nearly 100 years after he died in Nevada. Nevada historians say they decided … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Kansas Colored Infantry, civil war, history, military, Scott Carnal, slavery, Union Army
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The enduring shame of ‘separate and unequal’
By Katrina vanden Heuvel ` In July 1966, James Baldwin published “A Report from Occupied Territory,” a despairing essay in The Nation contemplating race relations in Harlem and other American cities. Describing the deep sense of alienation and despair in … Continue reading
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Tagged #OneBaltimore, history, inequality, James Baldwin, politics, race, race relations, racism, The Nation
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Deaths Of Unarmed Black Men Revive ‘Anti-Lynching Plays’
By Hansi Lo Wang An obscure but riveting genre of theater is being revived in New York City. They’re called “anti-lynching plays.” Most were written during the early 1900s by black playwrights to show how lynchings devastated African-American families. Inspired … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-lynching, history, New York City, theatre
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Shirley Chisholm : My Bid for Presidency
Before Jessie, Before Barack, Before Hillary, there was Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005). She was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress (NY 12th District, serving 7 terms) and the first African-American to run for the Presidency of the … Continue reading
New York City council approves monument to slaves
The New York City Council has approved a monument recognising the contributions of slaves to the city’s founding and economy. The marker will be placed in the Wall Street area, about a block from where the city’s first slave market … Continue reading
What a Slave-Reparations Claim Has to Do With Harvard Law School
By Henry Louis Gates and Julie Wolf Who was the first person to ask for reparations for slavery? In America the concept of reparations for slavery is generally thought to have originated during the Civil War era, with the failed … Continue reading
50 years ago: Mixed views about civil rights but support for Selma demonstrators
By Andrew Kohut When civil rights activists led a bloody protest march in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965, that is credited with helping to assure passage of the Voting Rights Act that year, civil rights was a top issue … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, civil rights, Edmund Pettus Bridge, history, race, race relations, racism, Selma, United States
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