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White Domination & the South (and now?)
From Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots of Civil Rights, 1919-1950, by Yale historian Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore: “The nation we knew as Dixie survived into the 1950s because it zealously policed its borders. Within those borders, racial oppression reigned supreme, controlling … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Immigration, Politics
Tagged borders, civil rights, Immigration, racism, the south, white supremacy
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2009 Emmys are White
Television is the most prominent cultural vestige of white supremacy in the US. Take a look: This is a picture of Shohreh Aghdashloo. She won an Emmy Award tonight for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie” for … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, News
Tagged 2009 emmy awards, emmy awards, emmys, Entertainment, race, racism on tv, television, tv, white, white supremacy
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Chicano History Month #1
It’s that time of year again, “Hispanic (Latino) Heritage Month.” What better way to celebrate than to learn a little something? So here it goes: for the next month, I’ll be going out of my way to post some historical … Continue reading
Race-blind Republicans on the Attack
You knew this was coming. I mean, you knew, right? From today’s Los Angeles Times comes this article discussing the ways Conservatives are continuing to attack the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the courts. Conservative legal foundations and … Continue reading
White extremists are awfully sneaky
The Orlando Sentinel (Florida) reports a police officer in Fruitland Park resigned last month after information connecting him to the Ku Klux Klan became public, leading to an internal investigation. James Elkins, who had been doing some after-work recruiting work … Continue reading
The U.S. White Supremacist Present
I am often confronted with people’s disbelief at the continued entrenched and embedded character of white supremacy in this nation’s present. Here is a palpable example of it in its everyday form. 240,000 dollars awarded to man forced to cover … Continue reading
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Tagged anti arab racism, anti muslim racism, arab t shirt, hate, racism, stupidity, tishirt court case, white supremacy
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