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KKK fails to obtain foothold in Utica 100 years ago: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoAnswer to last week's questions: Ulysses S. Grant was president of the United States when the Oneida...
Opinion: Sylva business owners' 'triple K' promotional signs are racist, not welcome
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAbout four months ago, neon pink signs bearing the initials “KKK” took Sylva by storm. The...
Clark County History: Ku Klux Klan rally at the Clark County Fairgrounds breaks records
The Columbian· 1 day agoThousands attended the Ku Klux Klan rally at the Clark County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 23,...
Tennessee KKK Leader in Big Trouble For Posting Racist Flyers on Black Churches
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWe love to see racists get what they deserve, especially when they’re leaders of one of the most...
African American History Museum founder giving Juneteenth talk
The Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLEBANON — Jeffrey Fletcher, who founded the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum, will give a Juneteenth presentation at Jonathan Trumbull Library Thursday ...
On This Day, June 11: George Wallace tries to block integration of Univ. of Alabama
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt was the deadliest auto racing crash in history. Anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstrators, protesting a...
City of Memphis Juneteenth Festival for all to enjoy
FOX 13 Memphis· 2 days agoThe City of Memphis will be celebrating Juneteenth with its annual festival this weekend. The Juneteenth Festival is from June 14-15 at the Health...
Southern Poverty Law Center slashes 60 jobs while union says it stashed cash
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoReflector reported the group said the move would allow Deep South communities to be better served....
General Mills sued by its Black workers over race-based discrimination from “white supremacists”
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWant more great food writing and recipes? Subscribe to Salon Food's newsletter, The Bite. In another...
Interview with historian Dan Okrent on the centenary of the Immigration Act of 1924
World Socialist Web Site· 6 days agoOkrent’s book addresses the background, passage and impact of the Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act, which was signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge one hundred ...