Can the South Make Room for Reconstruction? Bill Rauch / The Atlantic
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I, Too, Sing America – The National Museum of African American History and Culture ( A Photographic Tour) – NYT
Texas Textbook Called Out As ‘Racist’ Against Mexican-Americans – Laura Isensee / NPR
Standing Firm At Standing Rock — Native Americans Face Dogs And Pepper Spray To Protect Ancestral Lands – Karen E. Quinones Miller / Huff Post
A 94-year-old federal judge defends voting rights in a fiery, impassioned, historic dissent – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Ohio Keeps Making It Harder to Vote – Ari Berman / The Nation
Black voters were five times more likely than whites to cast a ballot during the early voting days eliminated by Ohio Republicans. The Supreme Court declined…
Two Connecticut School Systems, for the Rich and Poor – Lincoln Caplan / The New Yorker
Black Lives Matter Moves Into the Thorny World of Politics – P.R. Lockhart / Mother Jones
The False Promise of School Choice: The Result Is Often More Segregated Schools – Jeff Bryant / Campaign for America’s Future via Alternet
The gap between Trump’s America and Clinton’s is getting worse – Danny Vinik / Politico
CHARTS: White Voters Without College Degrees Are Fleeing The Democratic Party – Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR
White privilege has enormous implications for policy – but whites don’t think it exists – Natalia Khosla and Sean McElwee / Salon
How Republicans Are Inciting Right-Wing Violence After Election – Lincoln Blades / Rolling Stone
In a speech at the Values Voter Summit Saturday, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said a Hillary Clinton presidency may necessitate bloodshed. Read more and watch…
The resegregation of America – Nissa Rhee / Christian Science Monitor
Judge Evokes Mississippi ‘Of Slavery, Lynchings, Pain And White Supremacy’ In Confederate Flag Ruling – Ryan Grenoble / Huff Post
Can School Integration Make a Comeback? Daniel Lombroso and Alia Wong / The Atlantic Video
It’s Just Dressed Up Slavery’: America’s Shadow Workforce Rises Up Against Prison Labor – Carimah Jones / Think Progress
Sept. 11 Marked Turning Point For Muslims In Increasingly Diverse America – Tom Gjelten / NPR
Black Teachers Matter – Kristina Rizga / Mother Jones
Past Voices – The storming of Attica D-Yard — One day that shows just how little black lives mattered – Lorraine Berry / Raw Story
Federal Lawsuit Takes On Alabama’s Entirely White Top Courts – Alice Ollstein / Think Progress
How to Get Americans to Talk About Race – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
Star-Spangled Bigotry: The Hidden Racist History of the National Anthem – Jason Johnson / The Root
Louisiana, race and the consequences of a broken public defender system – The Guardian video
America’s melting pot is under assault — from the left as much as the right – Catherine Rampell / Wash Post
Young Blacks Voice Skepticism on Hillary Clinton, Worrying Democrats – Jonathan Martin / NYT
For The Black Middle Class, Housing Crisis And History Collude To Dash Dreams – Ari Shapiro / NPR
The NFL is 67% black. Diversity hasn’t helped white players and coaches understand racism – David Leonard / Vox
Trump Told A Black Church The U.S. Needs “A New Civil Rights Agenda” – Darren Sands / Buzz Feed
The decline of the black Republican – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
What White Catholics Owe Black Americans – Matthew J. Cressler / Slate
How Do Descendants of Slaves Find Their Ancestors? – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Georgetown’s decision highlights the difficulties black Americans face in tracing their lineages. Read more