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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s imitation of the […]
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Tag Archives: Civil Rights
The Daily Signal: Kay C. James- ‘Why Conservatives Should Be Leading the Civil Rights Movement’
“Conservatives should be leading the civil rights movement,” says Kay C. James, president of The Heritage Foundation. James joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to explain that the answers to many of the issues plaguing the African American community, such as … Continue reading
National Constitution Center: NCC Staff- How Dr. Martin L. King Cited The Constitution in His Mountaintop Speech
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Dr. King used the Constitution to make his case for the civil rights movement all the time and did it in a very intelligent and accurate way. Saying that African-Americans had … Continue reading
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Tagged 1968, African-American Community, African-American History, America, American History, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Equal Protection, Equal Rights, Martin Luther King jr, Mountaintop Speech, Reverend Martin Luther King, The 1960s, U.S. Constitution, United States
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The New Republic: Opinion- Clint Smith: Affirmative Action As Reparations
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat The main reason why I oppose affirmative action at least in the sense of reward any American or Americans based on race, ethnicity, or gender, is because I have this old … Continue reading
Constitution Daily: Staff- Debating Affirmative Action: The Case Against Racial Preferences and For Equal Rights and Protection
Source: Constitution Daily: Staff- Debating Affirmative Action: The Case Against Racial Preferences and For Equal Rights and Protection As a Liberal, I’m against racial preferences regardless of who they’re tended to favor over any other race and in favor of … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 1964 Civil Rights Act, Affirmative Action, America, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Enforcement, Color Blindness, Equal Protection, Equal Protection Clause, Equal Rights, Racial Blindness, Racial Discrimination, Racial Preferences, Racial Quotas, United States
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TIME: Blog: Charlotte Alter: Here’s What All Successful Student Protests Have in Common
Source: TIME: Blog: Charlotte Alter: Here’s What All Successful Student Protests Have in Common What separates the student protest movements of the 1960s from today, is that the 1960s protesters were protesting for freedom. Protesting for civil and equal rights … Continue reading
Foreign Affairs: Opinion- Graham K. Brown and Arnim Langer- Lessons From Affirmative Action Around The World
Source: Foreign Affairs: Opinion- Graham K. Brown and Arnim Langer- Lessons From Affirmative Action Around The World Imagine fifty-years ago when the U.S. Government under the Johnson Administration had a federal policy designed to empower racial and ethnic minorities in this … Continue reading
Lenny Kravitz: Dream- Martin Luther King Day
“A compilation of footage and photos of Dr. King in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Song: Dream (Music & Lyrics by Lenny Kravitz) from the album “Black And White America.” Download here:I-Tunes.” From Lenny Kravitz I think it is pretty … Continue reading
DCCAH: Video: Bayard Rustin and James Baldwin, Freedom Fighters and Friends
. James Baldwin and Bayard Rustin both had two strikes against them and really in Bayard’s case three. But I guess he didn’t strike out because the umpire felt charitable or what have you. But they were both Black and … Continue reading
The LBJ Library: Video: President Lyndon Johnson’s Meeting With Governor George C. Wallace, 3/18/65
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger President Lyndon Johnson talking about the need for Alabama Governor George C. Wallace’s need to enforce the law in Alabama. And in this case the law was a Federal … Continue reading
PBS: Video: Firing Line: William F. Buckley Interviewing George C. Wallace: The Wallace Crusade From 1968
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The only thing about this video is that I just wish it was longer and we got to see a whole interview between Bill Buckley and George Wallace. Because … Continue reading
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