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Montgomery, Ala., Elects Steven Reed, Its First Black Mayor

October 21, 2019 0 230

U.S.|Montgomery, Ala., Elects Steven Reed, Its First Black MayorVoters chose Mr. Reed, a probate judge, to lead...

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Compromise of 1877 – The South Restored to Power

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The Hayes Tilden Compromise of 1877 What was the Compromise of 1877, and why did it irrevocably...

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Stacey Abrams and Power of Black Vote in South

October 19, 2019 0 41

Stacey Abrams Showed Power of African American Vote in South In the 2018 election for Governor of...

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Anger Over Texas Black Woman Killed by Police

October 16, 2019 0 45

Following the fatal shooting of a black woman in her home by a white officer in Fort...

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Mississippi Uses Jim Crow Laws to Elect Governor

October 16, 2019 0 46

Lawsuit Alleges Mississippi uses Racially Discriminatory Jim Crow laws to  Choose Statewide Officials. Jim Crow laws that...

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Where’s the American Latino Museum?

October 15, 2019 0 52

When I was growing up in San Antonio, Mexican culture permeated every aspect of American culture. I...

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Raise $12 Million by 2020 for Black Candidates

October 11, 2019 0 46

Black candidates received a significant boost in the 2018 midterm elections due to the strategy of the...

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African American Woman Going to Prison for Voting

November 5, 2025 0 50

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 06, 2018 On Nov. 8, 2016, Crystal Mason, an African-American...

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Black Reconstruction in The US 1860-1880 – Excerpt – W.E.B. Du Bois

November 5, 2025 0 45

“One reads the more true deeper records of Reconstruction with despair. It is without delay so primary...

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Republicans Begin Process of Deboweling Obamacare

November 5, 2025 0 25

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Photos Republicans Tell Working People Choose Between Smartphone and Healthcare Republican Rep. Jason...

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