African Americans
Youth march and tribute to Craig Gauthier mark African American History month
February 19, 2014The youth understand that if society were free from racism and division, all youth in Connecticut and elsewhere could become strong leaders today.
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Today in black history: Anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass born
February 14, 2014He became a leader of the abolitionist movement after escaping slavery in 1838, and went on to become an excellent lecturer and writer.
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Dr. King spoke out against the genocide of Native Americans
February 13, 2014It is probably little known what the great freedom fighter had to say about the horrific mistreatment of Native Americans by the U.S.
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We Shall Be Free!: Black Communist Protest in Seven Voices
February 12, 2014In his preface, Walter T. Howard writes that, he hopes to "break new ground in the scholarship of the African American left."
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Steelworkers’ president scores GOP for racist attacks on Obama
February 12, 2014Gerard ran down a range of progressive initiatives Obama has proposed during his five years in the Oval Office. Then he launched his blast at the GOP.
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