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HW Pick: City Son, By Wayne Dawkins

Posted on August 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

In 1966, a year after the Voting Rights Act began liberating millions of southern blacks, New Yorkers challenged a political system that weakened their voting power. Continue reading →

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HW’s Black History Month

Posted on February 4, 2009 by | 1 Comment

king_johnson“In conjunction with the civil rights movement, Johnson overcame southern resistance and convinced Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed most forms of racial segregation. Johnson signed it into law on July 2, 1964.

Legend has it that, as he put down his pen, Johnson told an aide, “We have lost the South for a generation,” anticipating accoming backlash from Southern whites against Johnson’s Democratic Party. Continue reading →

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