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Dates in Black History, 1875 – 1925

Son, I am cleaning my office and found some old notes from college. I have written recently about racism and thought these significant dates might be enlightening. 1875 – Civil Rights Act – dealt with public accommodation. 1877 – The end of Reconstruction. 1883 – Supreme Court decision overturning the Civil Rights Act of 1875. […]

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People of Color – urbanites?

Son, Do you like the title of this post? Both terms are often used, erroneously, to describe a part of the American population. Bill O’Reilly uses the term ‘people of color.’ Urbanite has become a code word for a particular culture – implying color and crime. Your nephew lives in very rural northwest Missouri. He […]

9Oct2007 | | 1 comment | Continued