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Tuesday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders
Good Morning POU. We continue to look at the unsolved cases of domestic terrorism perpetrated on African-americans during the Civil Rights Era. Today we review the murder of Wharlest Jackson. Exerlena Jackson was proud of the job promotion her husband was offered in early 1967. He’d worked 12 hard years at the Armstrong Tire & Rubber plant in Natchez, and now was … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders
Saturday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality
Good Morning POU! Hope you're have a wonderful weekend. We conclude our series with a look at the "Segregation Academy" and the correlation to today's Voucher movement, the impact of such schools on public education and the opportunities for minority children. A segregation academy was a private school in the United States that was established in the mid-20th … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality
Friday Open Thread: African Americans and the Struggle for Education Equality
TGIF POU! Today we continue our topic of education equality with a look at the legacy of disparity in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Before the end of the Civil war, the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act (Morrill Act of 1862) was passed to provide for federal funding of higher education by each state with the details left to the state … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African Americans and the Struggle for Education Equality
