When the Montgomery bus boycott electrified the struggle against segregation, it was all recorded in appeals bonds, court motions and $10 fines. A forgotten trove has turned up in a courthouse vault.
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Indian Tribes Dig In to Gain Their Share of Sports Betting | The New York Times
State officials from California to Connecticut spent last week maneuvering for control of the tens of billions of dollars in projected revenue from sports betting, and joining them was another group of powerful, and familiar, gambling operators aiming to claim their piece of the action: American Indian tribes.
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How Native Americans are taking back their ancestors’ remains | Timeline
The bones of 50,000 individuals have been transferred from universities and museums so far.
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Brought to Mexico in chains, Gaspar Yanga and his followers staged a bloody rebellion | Timeline
His story is as dramatic as Nat Turner’s, but where’s the recognition?
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Is atheism the reason for Ta-Nehisi Coates’ pessimism on race relations? | The Guardian
In his latest book, Ta-Nehisi Coates, one of America’s leading public intellectuals, betrays an atheistic worldview devoid of redemption
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How About Erecting Monuments to the Heroes of Reconstruction? | The American Prospect
Americans should build this pivotal post–Civil War era into the new politics of historical memory.
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