Tag American civil rights movement

May 29, 2018
in American History, Art & Architecture, Current Affairs

The Peaceful South

May 29, 2018
in American History, Art & Architecture, Current Affairs

Anders Walker— The recent opening of a lynching memorial in Montgomery, Alabama underscores the role that violence played in upholding racial segregation, or Jim Crow. From the 1870s through the 1950s, even the slightest challenge to white supremacy could spark a violent, terrifying backlash. And yet, the actual incidence of

February 25, 2011
in African American Studies, American History, Humanities

The Brown Bomber

February 25, 2011
in African American Studies, American History, Humanities

Boxing is arguably the most intense of individual sports—high stakes, blood, sweat, and (involuntary) tears, all eyes on you in the ring. It’s no mean feat to hold the title of world heavyweight boxing champion for nearly twelve years. In fact, it’s a record still held today, over sixty years