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50 Years Ago: President Johnson Signed The Fair Housing Act
Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch reviews the history of government policies that created and reinforced segregation. The Fair Housing Act was an attempt to correct the situation that failed time and time again. To watch the 6 1/2 minute…
Read MoreA ‘Forgotten History’ Of How The U.S. Government Segregated America
Terry Gross interviews Richard Rothstein, whose new book, The Color of Law, examines the local, state and federal housing policies that mandated segregation.
Read MoreCelebrating The Invisible Cryptologists
Published originally for Black History Month, this article by Gina Vargas describes the African-American experience at Arlington Hall Station (AHS), the predecessor to the National Security Agency. She draws her information from the book The Invisible Cryptologists: African-Americans, WWII to…
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