From the book jacket of Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights: “Bob Moses went to Mississippi in 1961, a young man, drawn by the sit-ins. By 1964, his work […]
As far back as the 19th century, when what had been part of Mexico became part of the U.S., people of Mexican heritage had been considered “white” according […]
Our nation did not want black pilots to go to war and they didn’t want to see black pilots come from war even if they had won many awards.
While on the Solano Community College Civil Rights Travel Course we went to Moton Field, one of the two places black pilots were trained to fly. It is just outside […]
My bonsai instructor Hiro Matsuda handed me an article from the Rafu Shimpo Newspaper at class today. He knows about my commitment to the Civil Rights Movement. This article was […]
• COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A judge has tossed out the convictions of nine South Carolina black men who integrated a whites-only lunch counter during the height of the civil […]
In 1965 I worked with several local black workers in Pineville, SC. The events at Emanuel AME church upset me. However, it took this message from one of those workers […]
Ah, it didn’t take long for the Confederate parades to begin. Please don’t watch if you are offended by obscene language. I remember smaller parades in front of my house […]
One of the best parts about being involved in the civil rights community is that I am offered fascinating articles most folks don’t see. Some of them are esoteric, but […]
