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Segregation Defined
The separation of people in society-in schools, the workplace, and public places-on the basis, usually, of race. The system of apartheid in South Africa was based on the principle of segregation, and segregation was the norm in the American South until the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s brought it to an end.
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Francesca Biller-Safran: Fourth of July "Truly" Patriotic and Politically Significant for African-Americans
Published July 4, 2009, 1:37 pm, The Huffington Post
Fireworks this Fourth of July will glow brighter for many African-Americans who may not have not truly felt the authentic, honest brand of patriotism they...
Film based on true story "�shows ridiculous nature of apartheid"�
Published July 3, 2009, 4:11 pm, The Herald
A film about a black girl born to white parents in apartheid South Africa symbolises the "appalling" nature of the system, according to its star. Sophie Okonedo said Skin summed up the "ridiculousness" of the country's former segregation policies.
Francesca Biller-Safran: Fireworks Brighter for Blacks this Fourth of July
Published July 3, 2009, 3:52 pm, The Huffington Post
As a person of mixed race, I have had many blacks since Obama's election confide in me with comments along these lines, "We finally have...
Knives out for Phillips: Equality chief faces axe after complaints over 'weak' leadership
Published July 3, 2009, 6:17 am, Daily Mail
Knives out for Phillips: Equality chief faces axe after complaints over 'weak' leadership
91-year-old feminist editor recalls struggle for equality
Published July 3, 2009, 5:31 am, Madison Eagle
MADISON - Paula Kassell, the founder, editor and driving force behind the national feminist newspaper “New Directions for Women,” will speak about her debut collection of articles from the publication and sign books at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the Sages Pages bookstore, located in the Madison Plaza at 300 Main St.
Film Skin highlights segregation
Published July 2, 2009, 8:40 pm, Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
A film about a black girl born to white parents in apartheid South Africa symbolises the "appalling" nature of the system, according to its star.
Congress learns apologies for historic wrongs aren't easy
Published July 2, 2009, 11:44 am, McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers here are learning the hard way that trying to apologize for historic injustices isn't as easy as saying "I'm sorry."
A.N. WILSON: A great performer, perhaps. But this orgy of phoney grief over Jacko shows how empty our values have become
Published July 1, 2009, 5:09 pm, Daily Mail
A.N. WILSON: A great performer, perhaps. But this orgy of phoney grief over Jacko shows how empty our values have become
American Political Thought
Published July 1, 2009, 1:12 pm, Heritage Foundation
America's birthday is also that of Calvin Coolidge, the only President to be born on the Fourth of July. This is altogether fitting, as the man remembered as "Silent Cal" is one of the most eloquent voices for the great and enduring principles expressed in our Declaration of Independence.
The Supreme Court Decides the New Haven Firefighter Case
Published July 1, 2009, 9:46 am, FindLaw
Just before adjourning on Monday, the Supreme Court handed down the most closely-watched case of the current Term: Ricci v. DeStefano . Ricci posed a genuinely difficult question of employment discrimination law: When can an employer—in this instance, the New Haven fire department—toss out the results of a promotion test because those results favor white over minority applicants?
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