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PBS: NewsHour: Gwen Ifill: How the Civil Rights Act Opened the Door to the American Dream

Source:The New Democrat  The civil rights acts literally opened the public business domain to all citizens.  It said that if you are open for business to the public you are open for business to every member of the public who … Continue reading

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New America Foundation: The Shot: Reniqua Allen: Civil Rights in Present Day

Source:The New Democrat  The 1968 Fair Housing Law was one of the best acts of the civil rights era of the 1960s.  It said that if you serve the public selling and renting homes, the public is the public and … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Thom Hartmann: ‘Time For Congress to Regulate The Supreme Court Clan!’

Source:Free State MD This is why I have a hard time respecting a lot of the arguments of todays so-called Progressives, that I call Social Democrats. Because they are so short-sided and go off when they see something they disagree … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: Caller: The Civil Rights Act Was Passed by Republicans

. Source:The FreeState Up until the last fifteen years or so the Republican Party had a long proud history on Civil Rights. Thanks to moderate and progressive Republicans like Nelson Rockefeller and classical conservative Republicans like Everett Dirksen. Civil Rights … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: The Legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson

Source:Free State MD Lyndon Johnson’s Presidency is remembered for the Vietnam War and the miss-handling of it but that’s only part of the story of a five year Presidency. When I think of Lyndon Johnson, I think of not only … Continue reading

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