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The white southerners who changed their views on racism
Donna Ladd reports on her interviews with white Mississippians who have changed how they understand white supremacy, symbols such as the Mississippi state flag, and interracial relationships. To read her article, click here.
Read MoreWhich Is the Real Confederate Flag?
Sarah Lewis relates the history of the flag of the Confederacy. “These debates over symbols show us that Confederates were conscious of facing a contradiction, one we’re still contending with today.”
Read MoreOur Racial Moment of Truth by Isabel Wilkerson
In her op ed piece (New York Times, Sunday, July 19, 2015,) Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns, sees the removal of the Confederate flag and the publication of Harper Lee’s early manuscript Go Set a Watchman,…
Read MoreInsanity of racism by Joyce Trotman-Jordan
In her letter to the editor of the Trenton Times (Wednesday, July 15, 2015), Not in Our Town Board member, Joyce Trotman-Jordan reminds us of the terrible outcomes of race hatred and our responsibility in the face of it: “We…
Read MoreTa-Nehisi Coates On Police Brutality, The Confederate Flag And Forgiveness
Ta-Nehisi Coates, writer for the Atlantic and author of an article on reparations in that journal, is interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air, after the publication of his book Between the World and Me. Read a review of…
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