HAPPY HUMP DAY P.O.U. FAM! We continue with part III of Baldwin vs. Buckley … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Baldwin vs. Buckley
Civil Rights Movement
Tuesday Open Thread: Baldwin vs. Buckley
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We continue with part II of Baldwin vs. Buckley: … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Baldwin vs. Buckley
Monday Open Thread: Baldwin vs. Buckley
GOOD MONDAY MORNING P.O.U.! This week we'll revisit the legendary debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Baldwin vs. Buckley
Wednesday Evening Thread: June 11, 1963
Color footage of the Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights, delivered from the President's office at 8 p.m. on June 11, 1963 President Kennedy speaks from the Oval Office in response to the National Guard being sent to protect African American students at the University of Alabama. The President declares that a moral crisis exists in America … [Read more...] about Wednesday Evening Thread: June 11, 1963
Thursday Open Thread: African Americans and the Struggle for Education Equality
Good Morning POU! After reading about the bombing of Clinton High School in retaliation for black students whose parents tax dollars were supporting the school and had the audacity to want to also attend and receive the benefits of better facilities and books unlike what they were subjected too, I wondered about other bombings and threats made during this time. Exactly … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African Americans and the Struggle for Education Equality