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The “Corrupt Bargain” of the 1824 Presidential Election
There is no such thing as a one-party system. Whenever a political group manages to dominate all the others, there’s only one thing for the top dogs to do: fight among themselves. From Commie red to Fascist black, the song … Continue reading
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Video for the Classroom: “Joe Louis was a Fighting Man”
It’s almost criminal that over a week has passed in Black History Month, and the Neighborhood has no posts about important African Americans. Today’s post is a more fun aspect of history, but important nonetheless. It can be argued that … Continue reading
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Videos for the Classroom: Interview about “Slavery by Another Name”
A few nights ago, PBS showed a documentary that chilled me to the bone. Slavery by Another Name is a documentary based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War … Continue reading →
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