Archive for August, 2002

March for Reparations

Friday, August 16th, 2002

Thousands of African American activists plan tomorrow to bring their demands for reparations from the U.S. government for centuries of slavery and racism to the Capitol, where hundreds of slaves toiled during its construction more than 200 years ago.
“They owe us,” said Lewis Andrews, a rally organizer, reciting the official theme of the Millions for […]

The Return of Segregation

Thursday, August 15th, 2002

It has been almost 50 years since the initial Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling banning segregation and more than a decade into a period in which the U.S. Supreme Court has authorized termination of desegregation orders. These plans are being dissolved by court orders even in some communities that want to maintain […]

Guilty Pleas in 1969 Race Riot

Thursday, August 15th, 2002

(This resource removed at the insistence of The Associated Press.)


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