Segregated America didn’t happen by chance nor by choice of the victims. Consistent white supremacist government action supported by private institutions created the segregation that persists and flourishes in the 21st century. —>> read more –>>
On Friday 5/19/17 Mayor Mitch Landrieu gave a powerful speech about the need to deny the falsifications of history that are those statues and to embrace the phrase, e pluribus unum, from many we are one. The speech is well worth listening to. —>> read more –>>
Government, Federal, state and local took affirmative actions to set up and sustain segregation that is clearly unconstitutional and illegal. The de jure nature of the history then puts the burden on the government, our government, to remedy the situation. —>> read more –>>
(Go to the posts on Racism – White Supremacy in America) Keystone Essay – Racism in America – White Supremacy There are two original sins in US history – the virtual elimination of Native Americans —>> read more –>>
Isabel Wilkerson’s book, The Warmth of Other Suns – the epic story of America’s great migration, [1]New York City, Random House 2010 creates whole new planes of awareness of our history. This book startled me —>> read more –>>
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