Jim Crow

The civil disobedience parts of it are pretty narrow. Read More

If someone at a cocktail party said he felt sorry for anyone who had to live there, she would plant a stiletto heel in his toe and set him straight. Read More

The Sixties and the decade's aftermath remains a fertile field of study. Read More

A Louisiana justice of the peace apparently didn't get the memo that said the civil rights movement won. Read More

"We're going to ask for an official, official decision [sic] on this federal law," Arpaio told reporter Brahm Resnik, "whether law enforcement can get involved -- uh -- you know, supporting that law and arresting those that are here illegally. I will ask for an opinion very soon, and I think it will put everything to rest, depending on what the decision is." Read More

Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images It should have been a triumphant moment. Read More

So there's this letter in today's Dear Abby about the way President Obama is referred to by black Americans/self-identifies as a black man. Read More

TGL has been following the devolution of political discourse into fear-mongering and apparent race-baiting since Van Jones , the former adviser to the Council on Environmental Quality, first got entangled in it. Read More

Yes, Carter certainly put Obama in a tough spot. Read More

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