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Lamar W. Hankins : The Bowdlerizing of Huckleberry Finn
Huck and Jim. Image from Teachers.ash.org.The bowdlerizing of Huckleberry Finn By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / January 19, 2011 A recent commentary by Leonard Pitts in the Miami Herald explained a significant problem with publication of a … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Censorship, Education, Fiction, Huckleberry Finn, Lamar W. Hankins, Mark Twain, Racism, Slavery
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Bill Fletcher, Jr. : Rediscovering ‘The Souls of White Folk’
Mural in Great Barrington, Mass., honoring African American author W.E.B. Dubois. Image from Progressive America Rising.90 years later in the era of the Tea Party:Rediscovering ‘The Souls of White Folk’ By Bill Fletcher, Jr. / November 22, 2010 “But what … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Fletcher Jr., Literature, Racism, W.E.B. Dubois, White Privilege, World History
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scott crow : White Vigilantes and the Battle of Algiers
One of numerous looter signs posted by white vigilantes in the small Algiers Point Neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina.Battle of Algiers:White vigilantes and the policein Katrina’s aftermath By scott crow / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 “…within the war … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Ground, Community Organizing, Katrina, New Orleans, Racism, Robert King, scott crow, Vigilante Justice
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David Corn : Republican Bob Inglis Blasts Tea Party’s Paranoia
Photo from Bossier (Louisiana) Tea Party demonstration. Image from Craig Considine.Tea Party takeover of the GOP:Republican Rep. Bob Inglis takes onRacism, paranoia, ignorance of the far right By David Corn / September 7, 2010 It was the middle of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Inglis, David Corn, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, South Carolina, Tea Baggers
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Jordan Flaherty : Five Years After Katrina and Still Not Home
Image from Facing South.Displacement continues:New Orleans five years after Katrina More than 100,000 New Orleanians received a one-way ticket out of town and still have received no help in coming back, and these voices are left out of most stories … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf Coast, Jordan Flaherty, Katrina, New Orleans, Racism
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Ted McLaughlin : Debunking the Immigrant Myths
Sign on fence of ranch on US/Mexico border near Campo, California. Photo by Fred Greaves / Reuters.Fear fuels $600 million border bill:Debunking the myths about immigrants By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 14, 2010 On Thursday, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Fear Tactics, Immigration, Mexican Border, Racism, Right Wing, Ted McLaughlin
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Greg Moses : Capitalism, Race Relations, and Tea Party Denial
Cartoon by Bennett / Chattanooga Times Free Press / Motor City Liberal.A national conversion in race relations?Beyond Tea Party denial, mockery, and deceit By Greg Moses / The Rag Blog / July 26, 2010 Call me evangelist for anti-racist conversion … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Capitalism, Greg Moses, Racism, Shirley Sherrod, Tea Baggers
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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : ‘Mockingbird’ is Muddleheaded and Superficial
First edition image from Manhattan Rare Books.To Kill a Mockingbird turns 50:Harper Lee’s muddleheadedNovel for white liberals By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2010 This summer, literate Americans are feting the 50th anniversary of the publication … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Books, Civil Rights Movement, Film, Gregory Peck, Harper Lee, Jonah Raskin, Literature, Racism, Sixties, the South, To Kill a Mockingbird
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SPORT / Chief Wahoo : The Curse of Cleveland
Image from Newspaper RockMost racist logo in sports:Has Chief Wahoo again cursed Cleveland? By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / July 13, 2010 CLEVELAND — Another tomahawk has sailed into the hearts of Cleveland sports fans. Is it the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indians, Baseball, Cleveland, Harvey Wasserman, LeBron James, Native Americans, Racism, Sports, Sports Mascots
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Race and Marriage : New Day Dawning?
The picture above is of Mildred Loving and her husband Richard. They were arrested in Virginia for marrying outside their race and took their case to the United States Supreme Court. In 1967, the Supreme Court used their case to … Continue reading
Arizona’s Crackers : ‘Illegal is Not a Race’
Image from Reform America.Arizona’s Crackers:Jim Crow is alive and well Maintaining a whip hand, southern politicians once calculated, was the best way to defend white power. The same calculation drives contemporary Arizona politics. By Char Miller / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Char Miller, Education, Immigration, Latinos, Racial Profiling, Racism, White Supremacists
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Jena, Louisiana : Drug Bust or Racist Revenge?
Sheriff Scott Franklin, shown reveling in loot obtained during a controversial drug raid last summer in Jena, Louisiana. Photo special to The Rag Blog.Revenge for civil rights protests?‘Operation Third Option’ in Jena By Jordan Flaherty / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading
