Race and Membership
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Disciples of Hatred, In Their Own Words and Images
The
New York Times editorial "
Disciples of Hatred, In Their Own Words and Images " discusses the
Atlanta Center for Civil and Human Rights
acquisition of hundreds of postcards from the late nineteenth and early
twentieth century that depict the lynching of African Americans and the massive
crowds that gathered to watch. |
Facing Today | December 24, 2008 |
| "I Had Come Face to Face with Evil": Leon Bass Talks about his Experiences of Racism | Video Clip | April 6, 2011 |
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"Three Generations of Imbeciles"? Critics of forced sterilization laws believed that they violated rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. In 1924, eugenicists and their supporters decided to find out if the laws were constitutional. To do so, they needed someone who could challenge the law in the courts. They chose Carrie Buck of Virginia. At the age of 17 years old, she was pregnant and unmarried. Her mother, Emma, an inmate at the Lynchburg Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, was rumored to have been a prostitute. |
Publication Readings | January 3, 2012 |
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A Celebration of "Progress" In the late 1800s and early 1900s, expositions and fairs were a way of educating people not only about their nation and its place in the world but also about their own place in American society. In 1893, over 27 million people attended the World’s Columbian Exposition—an exposition that used architecture, artifacts, and “living exhibits” to celebrate “American progress.” Held in Chicago to mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas, it attracted over 13 million Americans—about one of every five people in the nation. |
Publication Readings | January 3, 2012 |
| A Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement | Unit | December 9, 2008 |
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A World on Display 53 minutes |
Library Resource | December 15, 2009 |
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Africans in America 4 episodes, 90 minutes each on 4 VHS or 2 DVDs |
Library Resource | December 15, 2009 |
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Attacks against Asian Students in Philly School On December 3, 2009, twenty-six Asian students at South Philadelphia High School were assaulted both inside and outside the school by a large group consisting mostly of African Americans, Philly.com reports. |
Facing Today | December 16, 2009 |
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Attorney General Holder's Address for Black History Month
On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, Steven Holder, the first
African American U.S. Attorney General
addressed the Department of Justice in a speech in honor of Black History
Month. In
this speech to the justice department in honor of Black History Month,
Steven Holder spoke about
the discomfort he believes many Americans feel about the issue of race. |
Facing Today | February 24, 2009 |
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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience 4 episodes, 90 minutes each |
Library Resource | December 15, 2009 |
