Civil Rights Blog

Books I've read or want to read on civil rights.

The contemporary legacy of the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

Current examples of discrimination against BLACKS | ARABS AND MUSLIMS |  HOMOSEXUALS | WOMEN, as well as examples of WHITE PRIVILEGE.

Certain individuals and civil rights in America: MARTIN and CORETTA KING | JESSE HELMS | BARACK OBAMA | CLARENCE THOMAS | MAC SECREST
| REV. WILLIAM BARBER (president of the NC NAACP)

RELATED WEBSITES: North Carolina NAACP | NC's New Civil Rights Coalition of 80+ groups, HKONJ ("Historic Thousands on Jones Street in Raleigh).

HATE CRIMES: 14 Hate Crimes Between Election Day, 2008 and Inauguration Day, 2009

CONTEMPORARY LEGACY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Obama Lifts Ceiling of Dreams for Black Men

America is a Color-Blind Society? Agree or Disagree

Will America Ever Become Primarily 'Post-Racial'?|State-by-State Results Suggest Appalachia, Parts of South Still Haven't Overcome Racial Divisions |We Stand on the Shoulders of the Great Figures of History. One of Them Was Lyndon Baines Johnson |

Is This What the Republican Party Really Thinks of Blacks?? Racists Come Out of the Woodwork

Study: Bigotry Doesn't Bother People Too Much -- Courant.com

KC Johnson, champion of the Duke Lacrosse Players, endorsed Obama and sees him putting an end to racial identity politics. Click.

|How Obama Is Bringing the Races Together

'Everybody's a Little Bit Racist'

Ky. Paper Admits Poor Coverage of '60s Civil Rights Movement

40 and 50 Years After Integration Began, Participants Remember

Race Still Matters

Overt Racism Is Rare, But Racial Distrust and Suspicion Remain

Defending the 'rights' of segregationists, racists to discriminate

Retro

Government Involvement in Integration Essential, Even Conservative Emmett Tyrrell Acknowledges

CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACKS

Five Blacks Die From Inadequate Health Care for Every White Person's Life Saved From Good Health Care

On Being A Black Man'

New Interactive Web Site for the North Carolina NAACP

If You Believe There's No Longer A Disadvantage in Being Black in America, Read This

Studies: For Blacks, American Dream Is Still Far Too Elusive; And Yet African Americans Contribute $45 Billion to the North Carolina Economy. Among Blacks, Class May Be More Important Issue Than Race

A 'Teachable Moment' About 'Witnesses' to Crime, Right in My Own Neigborhood?

Black Men As the Standard Suspects

Economic Discrimination

Racial Discrimination in Loans

Examining 'The Color of Wealth'

African-American History To Become More Prominent

Chances for Malpractice and Tort Reform

Discrimination in the Justice System

'Silent Injustices' No Longer So Silent

Announcing the Launch of NC Prosecutorial Misconduct.com

The 'Silent Injustice' of Wrongful Convictions

Murder Charges Finally Dropped Against James Johnson

Injustice of False Accusations, Like Those Against Lacross Players, Not Uncommon If You're Poor and Can't Afford Good Legal Representation

Racial Disparities in Drug Convictions and Other Sentences Will Be Reduced

Discrimination Against Arabs and Muslims

Trying Harder to Understand Arab & Muslim Cultures

Is America Becoming Bigoted Against Muslims? Cat Stevens' Deportation From U.S. Strikes Emotional Chords

Moderate U.S. Muslims Seek to Quell Tensions

Al Gore Decries Treatment of Arabs in U.S.

Discrimination Against Homosexuals

Homosexuality: Nature Verses Nurture

'BrokeBack Mountain' Is Breakthrough

Discrimination Against Women

Is Gender More of a Barrier to the Presidency Than Race?

Misogyny: Rampant in America?

Race, Gender of Candidates Should Ultimately Be Inconsequential

What if Your Father or Grandfather is or was a Klansman?

'Truth and Reconciliation' in North Carolina

NC GOP Continues Long Tradition of Fear-Mongering, Guilt By Association, Racial Division

EXAMPLES OF WHITE PRIVILEGE?

Unconscious Racism: Racism Without Racists

50 Examples of White Privilege in Daily Life

Tim Wise's Blog on White Privilege, http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise, Plus http://www.timwise.com

Affirmative Action for Privileged White Boys

Clarence Thomas: Affirmative Action Hire?

2008: Republicans Reduce Number of Minority Delegates By 75%

2004: Boasting 70% Increase in Racial, Ethnic Diversity Since 2000, Republicans Accede to Self-Conscious Racial Representation

2004: From Lt. Gov to President?? A Republican Suggests Maryland's Michael Steele Should Run in 2008 -- Isn't That Affirmative Action of the Worst Kind?

WHAT DO THESE INDIVIDUALS MEAN FOR CIVIL RIGHTS?

Jesse Helms

Jesse Helms, 1921-2008: One of Us

In Memoir, Jesse Helms Defends Stance Against 'Forced Integration'

Martin Luther King

Video Clips of Martin Luther King Jr. on YouTube.com

Martin Luther King on Shallow Understanding

Martin Luther King Sr's Sermon At Duke in 1980 and in Fayetteville, 1977

Why A Martin Luther King Holiday Is Essential

Coretta Scott King

Test What You Know About Martin Luther King

Recalling a Humorous Personal Encounter with Martin Luther King

What Would Martin Luther King Be Doing If He Were Alive Today?

CLARENCE THOMAS

Clarence Thomas and the Legacy of Racism in America

MAC SECREST

In Selma, Alabama, 1965, Mac Secrest Helped Reduce Civil Rights Conflict...Often With Humor

Mac Secrest is an "unsung hero" of the civil rights movement