I’m at work so I’ll make this quick. I read this interview yesterday (while at work )and thought I’d share. Douglas Blackmon is the Atlanta bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal and he has a new book out about the period of neo-slavery in the United States, otherwise known as Jim Crow. [...]
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Slavery by Another Name
Posted in government, politics, race, tagged african american history, black history, civil rights, government, jim crow, politics, race, southern culture on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ooo’ Say Can You Seeeee ?
Posted in politics, tagged government, patriotism, philosophy, politics on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For a long time I’ve struggled in vain to express what I feel about the concept of patriotism. I’ve never believed in it. I can remember years ago while working at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, OH , after refusing to wear a commemorative flag pin for the 4th of July, my manager asked [...]
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