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Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoArdent segregationist Lester Maddox became governor of Georgia after earning the admiration of white...
The Protest Vote That Still Haunts Me 50 Years Later
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoConveniently airbrushing away the reality that the Democratic Congresses of the 1960s were some of the most productive in history (passing everything...
Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr. make the ballot in Pennsylvania?
Philly.com· 1 day agoIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to make the ballot in all 50...
What’s the history of ‘outside agitators’? Here’s what to know about the label and campus protests -...
WTOP Washington· 6 days agoHistorically, when students at American universities and colleges protest — from the Civil Rights...
Their stories: As children and teachers, they integrated Georgia’s schools
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 13 hours agoRural Georgia reacted differently than urban Atlanta. The handful of Black teenagers who were in the...
1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?
The Conversation· 5 days agoFor many reasons, the 2024 US presidential election will be like no other. Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign is unprecedented. At the same time, university campus protests over the ...