Rife with clever wordplay and a dexterous combination of styles, Chuck Berry's first major hit single was a rock 'n' roll revolution in the making. While the lyrics weren't necessarily subversive, Berry's skin color and influential sound were enough to generate a degree of controversy. Mainst...
“You can talk about Jim Crow. Jim Crow created racially mandated segregation for black people and white people, and black people had to go to inferior schools. What you can't say is white people passed Jim Crow, or white people created Jim Crow.” ...
Such bold acts of intimidation harken back to the Jim Crow era, when powerful white men threatened the freedoms of Black people. Now, these acts are called out more publicly on social media, influencing everyday people to call on companies and other leaders to take a stand more boldly. In ...
Why were the Jim Crow Laws created? Why did LBJ sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Why did the Dawes Act fail? Why did the Enforcement Acts fail? Why were Jim Crow laws important? Why is Georgia significant to the Civil Rights Movement? Why is it called Jim Crow laws? Why was Medga...
Tradition has far more power than law, and I believe laws are often created to uphold a waning tradition. There is no reason for the law until the practice becomes more common, though there are exceptions such as murder and rape, etc. These are with us always. The Jim Crow laws in the...
Do you see the problem here? The absolute privatization of morality is something that none of us can live with—especially when that morality has to do with the inherent dignity and value of human beings created in the image of God. Our laws will either honor that value or they will...
"We live in an era where the old Jim Crow segregation has become Mr. James Crow, Esq.," Harris told LiveScience. "It used be raw, blatant, 'You're not allowed here,' and 'You can't vote,'" he said. "Now they say everyone is able to vote, but then there are laws passed rem...