By Charles Lane (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) On April 13, 1873, the United States experienced the worst one-day slaughter of blacks by whites in its history. In tiny Colfax, La., white paramilitaries attacked lightly armed African-American freedmen who had assembled in a local courthouse to defend their elected officeholders. By the time the Colfax … [Read more...] about “The Worst Massacre of Blacks by Whites in U.S. History – And the Lessons It Teaches Today” by Charles Lane (May-June 2008 P&R Issue)
Civil Rights History
“Tax Aversion: The Legacy of Slavery” by Robin Einhorn (March-April 2008 Issue)
By Robin Einhorn (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The evidence is clear, especially around April 15: With a passion, Americans hate everything about taxation. We sometimes tell pollsters we are willing to pay higher taxes to get better public services from our governments (schools, roads, and so on), but, in a “read my lips” political culture, no … [Read more...] about “Tax Aversion: The Legacy of Slavery” by Robin Einhorn (March-April 2008 Issue)
“The Memphis Strike: Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign” by Michael Honey (March-April 2007 P&R Issue)
By Michael Honey (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Located in the heart of the Mississippi River delta, Memphis often drips with humidity so heavy that merely walking outside is the equivalent of taking a shower. When the skies finally burst open, rain falls so hard that people scurry for shelter. On February 1, 1968, Echol Cole, 36, and Robert Walker, … [Read more...] about “The Memphis Strike: Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign” by Michael Honey (March-April 2007 P&R Issue)
“Democracy for DC?” (January-February 2007 P&R Issue)
H.R. 5388, the District of Columbia Fair and Equal Voting Rights Act of 2006, was introduced in the 109th Congress by Republican Congressman Thomas Davis III, representing suburban Virginia, and DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton—who can sponsor legislation and vote in committees but not on the floor where legislation is finally enacted or rejected. It would provide the nearly … [Read more...] about “Democracy for DC?” (January-February 2007 P&R Issue)
“Race, Poverty and Oral History” by Alan H. Stein & Gene B. Preuss (September-October 2006 Issue)
By Alan H. Stein & Gene B. Preuss (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) “Oral history” is a method of gathering and preserving historical information through recorded interviews with participants in past events and ways of life. It is both the oldest type of historical inquiry, predating the written word, and one of the most modern, initiated with tape recorders … [Read more...] about “Race, Poverty and Oral History” by Alan H. Stein & Gene B. Preuss (September-October 2006 Issue)
