Brief History During the 19th century and into the 20th century, American Indian children were forcibly abducted from their homes to attend Christian and U.S. government-run boarding schools as a matter of state policy. This system had its beginnings in the 1600's when John Eliot erected praying towns for American Indians, where he separated them out from their communities … [Read more...] about “American Indian Boarding Schools” (November-December 2008 P&R Issue)
Civil Rights History
“The Kerner Commission: Remembering, Forgetting and Truth-Telling” by Bruce R. Thomas (July-August 2008 P&R Issue)
By Bruce R. Thomas (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (NACCD) released its report 40 years ago—on March 1, 1968. The NACCD was popularly known as the Kerner Commission, after its chair, Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois. The Vice-Chair was New York City Mayor John Lindsay. Kerner was a Democrat, Lindsay a … [Read more...] about “The Kerner Commission: Remembering, Forgetting and Truth-Telling” by Bruce R. Thomas (July-August 2008 P&R Issue)
“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)
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)
“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)
