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Stolen Lives: Remembering the Tragedy of Slaverynew

A half moon disappeared as the sun rose out of the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 1, 1832. The humid coastal winds filled the sails and carried the ship through the waves as J.W. Martin captained the Schooner Wild Cat, a 40-plus ton sailboat, out of the port of Charleston, S.C. Among the tons of cargo, the ship carried six slaves, bound for new owners in New Orleans.
Jackson Free Press  |  Jacob Fuller  |  06-01-2012  |  Race & Class

'Internalized Racism'new

D'Andra Orey, a political science professor who focuses on issues of race and politics, says the incidents surrounding a black college freshman's death represent what he calls internalized racism.
Jackson Free Press  |  R.L. Nave  |  04-06-2012  |  Race & Class

Black Men Are Still Overrepresented in Prisonsnew

Whether you’re a serial killer or a poster child for the Scouts, nothing counts as much as your race when it comes to encounters with police and the criminal justice system in the United States. It’s even true for Colorado, a state with a population close to 90 percent non-Hispanic white.
Boulder Weekly  |  Charmaine Ortega Getz  |  03-01-2010  |  Race & Class

The Weapon of Satire: ¡Ask a Mexican! Weighs Innew

Columnist and OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano has caused much controversy since the Eugene (Ore.) Weekly began running the column in early November. We ask him about charges that he's a racist -- and whether satire can work when immigrants are under serious attack.
Eugene Weekly  |  Suzi Steffen  |  11-30-2007  |  Race & Class

Cold Case: Tulsa Race Riot Survivors Closer to Reparationsnew

A chilling tale of Tulsa race riots reaches all the way to Pittsburgh, and the U.S. Supreme Court. It may very well change the way the country approaches race relations
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Brentin Mock  |  04-08-2005  |  Race & Class

The Day Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner Diednew

This detailed narrative describes how three young civil rights workers lost ther lives in Mississippi on Father's Day (June 21), 1964.
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  06-16-2004  |  Race & Class

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