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In February, the American Historical Association's official scholarly journal published a book review written by Raymond Wolters on a new study of school segregation and inequality.
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This past Monday, a federal judge ruled — for the second time — that Texas' voter ID law violates the Voting Rights Act.
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We hope that Stephen Bannon's removal from the National Security Council will soon be followed by his ouster from the White House entirely.
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Just six days after being sworn in, President Trump announced, “The hour of justice for the American worker has arrived.”
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A generous, longtime supporter has decided to auction a cherished item from American music history to benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Last fall, the Florida Senate agreed without objection to strip the Confederate battle flag from its official seal. Today, Florida lawmakers are hearing testimony on a proposal that would go further toward redressing the wounds of slavery: the creation of a Florida Slavery Memorial at the state Capitol.
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In response to the first question posed in his Senate confirmation hearing today, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch said that there is “no such thing as a Republican judge or a Democratic judge – we just have judges in this country.” My guess is that every senator on the Judiciary Committee, particularly the Republicans, knew that what he was saying wasn’t really true, and I’m sure that Judge Gorsuch knew it as well.
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Fifty-two years ago today, famed civil rights judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. issued a momentous federal court ruling that prohibited Alabama Gov. George Wallace and a local sheriff from interfering with voting rights marchers.
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The SPLC has asked the federal government to release records that could show whether anti-LGBT extremists are influencing the Trump administration's policy decisions, including a yet-to-be signed executive order that threatens widespread discrimination against LGBT people under the guise of religious freedom.
