On June 12, 1967
In Loving v. Virginia, U.S.Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional laws in 16 states that prohibit interracial marriage. Read more This was the year before I graduated from college – […]
Category Archives: U.S. History
America’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground
In 1965 when I was a volunteer for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, I worked in rural South Carolina. That summer nine civil rights workers, SCLC and […]
OMG: TEACHERS WITH GUNS
(I wrote this blog in February after the Parkland shooting and after President Trump suggested that teachers in the classroom be armed. But the backup drive didn’t – […]
On May 28, 1830
President Andrew Jackson signs Indian Removal Act, requiring tribes to exchange land east of the Mississippi River for territory in the West and leading to forcible removal of those who […]
On May 26, 1924
In response to Eugenicists’ fears that some immigrants would pollute the American gene pool, Congress passes Immigration Act of 1924, which bars all immigration from Asia. Read more A History […]
On May 23, 1796
President George Washington offers $10 reward for return of Oney Judge, an enslaved black woman who fled after learning that Mrs. Washington planned to give her away as a wedding […]
On May 21, 1961
National Guard called to disperse several thousand whites threatening to set fire to First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Freedom Riders inside. Read […]
On May 20, 1961
Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery, Alabama, where local police allow a mob of angry whites to attack; several people are severely injured, including a U.S. Justice Department official. Read more […]
On May 18, 1980
Violent protests continue in Miami, Florida, after four police officers are acquitted in brutal beating death of Arthur McDuffie, leaving 23 dead and hundreds injured. Read more A History of […]
On May 8, 2009
Members of the Ku Klux Klan burn a cross in an African American neighborhood in Ozark, Alabama, to intimidate lack residents. Learn more Me: This was only nine years ago. […]
