Good Morning POU. Today, in our last entry, we take a look at how Jim Crow affected the education of African-Americans in this country. Plessy v. Ferguson established a constitutional "separate but equal" doctrine that would never actually exist. The southern states refused to provide more than absolute bare minimum support to schools for black children. Indeed, many … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
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LIVE STREAM: President Obama’s Commencement Address at Morehouse College (UPDATED w/VIDEO)
President Barack H. Obama, the first African American president of the United States, gives the commencement address at Morehouse College today, which is also the birthday of Malcolm X. Think about that for a second. *UPDATE: Video added below (h/t @TheObamaDiary)* … [Read more...] about LIVE STREAM: President Obama’s Commencement Address at Morehouse College (UPDATED w/VIDEO)