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American Apartheid on Dexter Avenue

May 04, 2018 by James G. Blaine in Race

Not every resident of Montgomery was thrilled about last week’s opening of the lynching memorial and Legacy Museum. “It’s going to cause an uproar and open old wounds,” one told The Guardian. “It keeps putting the emphasis on discrimination and cruelty,” said another.

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May 04, 2018 /James G. Blaine
Montgomery, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Social Justice
Race
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“Southern Trees Bear Strange Fruit”*

May 01, 2018 by James G. Blaine in Race

In Montgomery we confronted our history – or more accurately, our history confronted us with a rawness from which we have shielded ourselves for centuries.

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May 01, 2018 /James G. Blaine
Race Relations, Social Justice, American Dream, America, Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr.
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