Black Codes and Pig Laws August 2020 Immediately after the Civil War ended, Southern states enacted “black codes” that allowed African Americans certain rights, such …
Judah P. Benjamin, Confederacy’s Second-In-Command
The Jewish second-in-command of the Southern Confederacy during the Civil War was once a United States senator. August 2020 Judah Philip Benjamin was born August …
Why America Can’t Escape Its Racist Roots
America continues to ignoring the lasting effects of slavery. The killing of George Floyd, who died after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled into his …
Fourth of July Buffoonery
July 2020 To Americans willing to turn a blind eye, for others that allow their silence as an affirmation, and further, those that have participated …
Juneteenth: A Commemoration to Slavery’s Formal Finality
JUNE 2020 Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that …
