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An Unseen Light, Aram Goudsouzian, Charles W. Mckinney, Jr.
An Unseen Light, Aram Goudsouzian, Charles W. Mckinney, Jr.
Civil Rights
In An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee, eminent and rising scholars present a multidisciplinary examination of African American activism in Memphis from the dawn of emancipation to the twenty-first century. Together, they investigate episodes such as the 1940 "Reign of Terror" when black Memphians experienced a prolonged campaign of harassment, mass arrests, and violence at the hands of police. They also examine topics including the relationship between the labor and civil rights movements, the fight for economic advancement in black communities, and the impact of music on the city's culture. Covering subjects as diverse as politics, …
Black Bone, Bianca L. Spriggs, Jeremy D. Paden
Black Bone, Bianca L. Spriggs, Jeremy D. Paden
Civil Rights
The Appalachian region stretches from Mississippi to New York, encompassing rural areas as well as cities from Birmingham to Pittsburgh. Though Appalachia's people are as diverse as its terrain, few other regions in America are as burdened with stereotypes. Author Frank X Walker coined the term "Affrilachia" to give identity and voice to people of African descent from this region and to highlight Appalachia's multicultural identity. This act inspired a group of gifted artists, the Affrilachian Poets, to begin working together and using their writing to defy persistent stereotypes of Appalachia as a racially and culturally homogenized region.
After years …
Civil Rights For Whom?: Gay Rights Versus Religious Freedom, George W. Dent Jr.
Civil Rights For Whom?: Gay Rights Versus Religious Freedom, George W. Dent Jr.
Kentucky Law Journal
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Proportional Equality: Readings Of Romer, Nan D. Hunter
Proportional Equality: Readings Of Romer, Nan D. Hunter
Kentucky Law Journal
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Romer, Hurley, And Dale: How The Supreme Court Languishes With "Special Rights", Christopher S. Hargis
Romer, Hurley, And Dale: How The Supreme Court Languishes With "Special Rights", Christopher S. Hargis
Kentucky Law Journal
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