Thursday was the 68th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine’s integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957, and to commemorate that day, four out of the original nine students spoke on a panel at Philander Smith University to reflect on their experience and offer lessons for modern day America.| Arkansas Times
Ghettos in Deutschland – kaum vorstellbar, aber längst Realität. Wer arm ist, Bürgergeld bezieht oder nur eine niedrige Rente hat, lebt immer seltener Tür an| Bürgergeld
Lewis “Les” Ritcherson, born in Hillsboro, Texas in 1926, was the first African American to coach at the University of Wisconsin and the second African American football coach in the Big Ten. Ritcherson began his football career at A.J. Moore High School in Waco. As a senior, he earned All-District Defensive End as Moore High took home the 1942 district title. The team’s talent caught the eye of HBCUs around Texas, and Wiley College in Marshall offered Ritcherson a football...| Waco History
Explore how the European Union has overlooked systemic religious segregation in Germany over the past decade, impacting communities and policies.| The European Times News
This post also appeared on my blog Archaeology and Material Culture On July 15, 1920 massive fences were erected on each side of Lucien Meriwethers’ home at 2257 North Capitol Avenue: to the south, Gabriel and Goldie Slutzky erected a 10’ high fence, and to the north Mary Grooms built a six-foot fence. Meriwether was … Continue reading Racist Spite and Residential Segregation: Housing and the Color Line in Inter-War Indianapolis| Invisible Indianapolis
*All the Trigger Warnings (even if you’re a fan, you DO NOT owe it to me to read this) In the hospital room after breaking my leg a couple of years ago, I asked my night nurse to go to the bathroom. With more attitude than I have on my worst days, she refused to […]| Crutches and Spice