Posts Tagged ‘Segregation’
Mississippi Cops Engage In ‘Systematic Targeting Of Black Residents,’ Lawsuit Alleges
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against Madison County, MS citing brutal treatments and unconstitutional searches on black residents.
Read MoreMay 2017
Listing and descriptions of educational programs presented by ABHM in May 2017.
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Listing and descriptions of community education programs presented by ABHM in April 2017.
Read MoreOur Museum’s Response to Milwaukee’s Recent Unrest
Because America’s Black Holocaust Museum (ABHM) is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, visitors to ABHM online have inquired about our response to the recent unrest in a predominantly black neighborhood in our city. Though not immediately apparent on the ABHM website, our museum’s principal spokesperson has been helping local, national, and international press explain these events…
Read MoreArt Student Hangs ‘Black Only’ And ‘White Only’ Signs Around University Campus
An art installation at the University of Buffalo was designed to provoke emotion and encourage students to confront racist social structures.
Read MoreBy Us, For Us: The Crucial Role of the Black Press
This exhibit gives a short history of the black press, some of the important journalist involved, and the vital role it has played in advancing the ideals of American democracy and supporting African American identity and culture.
Read MoreSundown Towns: Racial Segregation Past and Present
A sundown town is a community that for decades kept non-whites from living in it and was thus “all-white” on purpose. Sundown towns are rare in the South but common in the rest of the country. Learn why sundown cities, towns, suburbs, and neighborhoods developed–and how they continue to shape the lives and relationships of black and white Americans today.
Read MoreWhy Racial Injustice Persists Today: A Very Brief Video History
The myth of racial difference that was created to sustain slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved. This very brief video reveals how we got from slavery to today’s forms of racial injustice, such as mass incarceration.
Read MoreSouth Africans Battle To Overturn Apartheid Evictions
Many South Africans are still fighting to reclaim land taken away from them during apartheid. The BBC’s Sophie Ribstein spoke to a family about its ordeal.
Read MoreAn Original Freedom Rider Reflects on the Struggle
Hank Thomas was arrested in 1961, when he was just a teenager, for riding segregated buses in a south that ignored desegregation laws.
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