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Good morning, POU! It's Thursday, we are close to the weekend. Let's continue with the theme... African-American migrationMany blacks voted with their feet and left the South to seek better conditions. In 1879, Logan notes, "some 40,000 Negroes virtually stampeded from Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia for the Midwest." More significantly, beginning about 1915, … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Nadir of American Race Relations

Good morning, POU! It's humpday, continuing on with this week's theme, I am highlighting the role of Jim Crow during the nadir of race relations. White supremacy As noted above, white paramilitary forces contributed to whites' taking over power in the late 1870s. A brief coalition of populists took over in some states, but conservative Democrats had returned to power after … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Nadir of American Race Relations

Good morning, POU! This week's open threads will highlight the events and history of racial relations in the late 19th century and early 20th century. According to historian Rayford Logan, the nadir of American race relations was the period in the history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 through the early 20th century, when racism in the country … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Nadir of American Race Relations