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Tag Archives: slavery
First Day of Black History Month – Honoring Frederick Douglass
Highlighting Frederick Douglass’ famous “What To The Slave is the 4th of July” speech. Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights history, discrimination, slavery
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The Daily Show on the Huck Finn Controversy
Highlighting the Daily Show segment on Huckleberry Finn. Continue reading
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Tagged censorship, civil war, discrimination, Huckleberry Finn, slavery
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On Censoring ‘Huckleberry Finn’
On a recent decision to remove the “n-word” and “Injun” from a new edition of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” Continue reading
The Daily Show on Civil War Commemorations
The Daily Show segment on the Civil War commemorations. Continue reading
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Tagged civil war, discrimination, secession, slavery
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On the 150th Anniversary of Start of the Civil War
Responding to a NY Times article about events planned in the South to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War that obscure the role slavery played in the war. Continue reading
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Tagged civil war, discrimination, secession, slavery
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