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Monday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest

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This week we will look at athletes that took part in political and social protests. We will revisit posts from the week of April 28, 2014, as well as add new posts including today's entry. African American players at Syracuse University boycotted the 1970 football season in a collective effort to demand change and promote racial equality within the University football … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest

Thursday Morning Thread: Black and Red – The History of African-Americans and Communism

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I admit that I had never heard of the National Negro Congress (yesterday's topic) or its youth affiliate organization, The Southern Negro Youth Congress. HIStory would have you believe black people didn't organize anything until the day after Rosa Parks sat down on the bus. However, we've had organized protests and strives for equal rights since the day of emanicipation. More … [Read more...] about Thursday Morning Thread: Black and Red – The History of African-Americans and Communism

Tuesday Open Thread: Civil Rights Attorneys

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Fred David Gray (born December 14, 1930) is a civil rights attorney, preacher and activist who practices law in Alabama. He litigated several major civil rights cases in Alabama, including some that reached the United States Supreme Court for rulings. He served as the President of the National Bar Association in 1985 and in 2001 was elected as the first African-American … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Civil Rights Attorneys