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The Legacy of Segregation in America
Oklahoma City, 1939 |
During this time of unprecedented protest against racism in America-- and around the world-- The History Channel recently updated an interesting article about the history of institutionalized segregation in America:
President Kennedy addresses the nation on racism in America (June 11, 1963)
Links and References
Racial Segregation in the United States
Birth of a Nation
Baseball Color Line
Executive Order 9981
The March on Washington
(1963) George Wallace, “Segregation Now, Segregation Forever”
Nixon and the Southern Strategy
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racism,
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