Richard Carwardine, professor emeritus at Oxford University, is the author of the Lincoln-award winning biography Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power , as well … A preposterous and one-dimensional reading of the American pastRead more
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The 1619 Project and the falsification of history
On December 20, the New York Times replied to a letter signed by five prominent historians requesting that the Times correct the historical falsifications upon … The 1619 Project and the falsification of historyRead more
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An interview with historian Dolores Janiewski
The World Socialist Web Site recently interviewed historian Dolores Janiewski about the distortions of the New York Times’ 1619 Project. The WSWS has extensively analysed … An interview with historian Dolores JaniewskiRead more
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From 1776 to Trump – White Mobs, Racist Heroes & Hidden History
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Adolph Reed, Jr. on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
Adolph Reed, Jr., is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous books and articles dealing with … Adolph Reed, Jr. on the New York Times’ 1619 ProjectRead more
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Fred Hampton, a Black Visionary Assassinated by the FBI
Fifty years ago this week, a squad of Chicago police officers killed Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark in a pre-dawn raid on … Fred Hampton, a Black Visionary Assassinated by the FBIRead more
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More Than 25 Percent of Formerly Incarcerated People are Unemployed in US
The study, “Out of Prison & Out of Work,” drew on statistics from the 2008 Bureau of Justice Statistics’s National Former Prisoner Survey data—the most … More Than 25 Percent of Formerly Incarcerated People are Unemployed in USRead more
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Hundreds march to re-enact 1811 Louisiana slave rebellion
Ten years after police in Oakland killed his unarmed nephew Oscar Grant, Cephus “Bobby” Johnson put on a coarse cloth shirt and a red replica … Hundreds march to re-enact 1811 Louisiana slave rebellionRead more
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IBM’s first black software engineer
John Stanley Ford, my father, was the first black software engineer in America, hired by IBM in 1946. Passed over for promotions, discriminated against in … IBM’s first black software engineerRead more
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After Vandalism and Shootings, Emmett Till Gets A New Memorial – Bulletproof
https://www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/users/user1368/emmetts_mom_ime-100-influential-photos-david-jackson-emmett-till-46.jpg Emmett’s mother Mamie Till Bradley views her son’s body. Photo by David Jackson. Front photo of Emmett’s grave marker in Illinois by Robert A. … After Vandalism and Shootings, Emmett Till Gets A New Memorial – BulletproofRead more