Race & History
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Discrimination in Colonial Era Public Education
By: Leslie McCloud
Public education was invented to improve society and its citizens. African-Americans and girls, to an extent, were excluded from this process. more...
Precedents for Governor Mark Sanford
By: Gene Owens
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is not the first governor whose wayward conduct has brought embarrassment to the state. more...
By: Paul Hamilton
As a shipping magnet and community leader, Paul Cuffee helped influence American colonial perspectives on how people of color should be accepted and treated in society. more...
America's Debt to Quock Walker and Paul Cuffee
By: Paul Hamilton
Before the first Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. during the Civil War, the vision of founding father John Adams was put to the test in a Massachusetts courtroom. more...
By: Paul Hamilton
Just as money only has value because members of modern society agree that it does, racial classifications and the stigmas attached with them are similarly constructed. more...
Jimmy Snyder and the Greek Tragedy
By: Ron Goodwin
In 1988, Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder inadvertently reopened an old societal wound by claiming that blacks were better athletes because they were bred during slavery. more...
Suburbanization and the American Dream
By: Ron Goodwin
The process of suburbanization resulted in the abandonment of many inner cities across the country which led to racial segregation and heighten class divisiveness. more...
Lena Baker: A Historic Case of Racial Injustice
On March 5th, 1945 Georgia's "Old Sparky" electric chair claimed Lena Baker, the only woman ever put to death by the Peach State. more...
Black History - Dr. Ben Carson's Gifted Hands
By: Rhonda Campbell
Dr. Ben Caron is a world famous pediatric neurosurgeon. A common saying of his is, "We can take charge of our lives." Few know this better than Dr. Carson. more...
By: Ron Goodwin
American racism and bigotry developed from its own distinct origins that have generally been debunked as baseless and unfounded propaganda. more...
Confederate Flag Drawing Mixed Reactions
By: Joe Harless
Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans raised a giant Confederate Flag by the intersection of two major Florida highways and have promised to do so again. more...
By: Travis Prinzi
Bigotry, or prejudice, is no longer socially acceptable, even if it still exists in some corners of the U.S. But somehow, racial inequality still exists. Why? more...
The African American Intellectual
By: William Cook
Can the African American intellectual be useful and effective in an unjust society that is fundamentally against intellectual development? more...
By: William Cook
The article explains how defining race, a term with no scientific meaning, led to racism. The development of racism has negatively impacted American society. more...
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