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Fifty Years of Black Power

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On June 18, 2016
Fifty years ago this month, the term "Black Power" became known to Americans as the participants in the March Against Fear picked it up as their slogan. N.D.B. Connolly, whose book you should read, discusses both its implications for today and then goes onto criticize...
For Martin Luther King Day, The Oregonian complied some footage of the civil rights movement in Portland. This is powerful stuff. The two most riveting segments are of the racial tensions at the high school, including a meeting where the kids are yelling at each...
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Uber and Civil Rights

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On August 1, 2015
Uber executives love to compare themselves to civil rights leaders. Because there's nothing closer to being Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King than being a millionaire CEO. But despite this, one might argue that said Uber executives actually are analogous to figures in the civil...

Selma

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On July 4, 2015

So I finally watched Selma. A few observations long after the debate has dissipated. 1. The main issue in the Selma debate was the portrayal of Lyndon Johnson. Critics said.

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On May 21, 1968, the Poor People's Campaign began setting up its encampment in Washington, D.C., called Resurrection City. Attempting to go on after the assassination of Martin Luther King while he marched with the Memphis sanitation workers' strike, this last goal of King's would...
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