Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry by Ned Sublette and Constance Sublette
The American Slave Coast offers a provocative vision of US history from earliest colonial times through emancipation that presents even the most familiar events and…
27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To ? Marcela Valdes / NYT
Did You Know We Are Having the Largest Prison Strike in History? Probably Not, Because Most of the Media Have Ignored It – Adam Johnson / Alternet
Can School Integration Make a Comeback? Daniel Lombroso and Alia Wong / The Atlantic Video
In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education declared that separate schools for black students and white students should be dismantled with “all deliberate speed.” However,…
It’s race and immigration, stupid – Michael Paarlberg / The Guardian
Can the South Make Room for Reconstruction? Bill Rauch / The Atlantic
Kaine: Some Trump Voters Are ‘Motivated By Dark Emotions’ – Jessica Taylor / NPR
Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Is Working – Josh Levin / Slate
I, Too, Sing America – The National Museum of African American History and Culture ( A Photographic Tour) – NYT
The Making of a Racist: A Southerner Reflects on Family, History, and the Slave Trade by Charles B. Dew
In this powerful memoir, Charles Dew, one of America’s most respected historians of the South–and particularly its history of slavery–turns the focus on his own…
Laurie Hernandez is Puerto Rican, whether anyone agrees or not – Sarina Morales / The Undefeated
8 Ways Tupac Shakur Changed the World – Mosi Reeves / Rolling Stone
Texas Textbook Called Out As ‘Racist’ Against Mexican-Americans – Laura Isensee / NPR
Standing Firm At Standing Rock — Native Americans Face Dogs And Pepper Spray To Protect Ancestral Lands – Karen E. Quinones Miller / Huff Post
A 94-year-old federal judge defends voting rights in a fiery, impassioned, historic dissent – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Ohio Keeps Making It Harder to Vote – Ari Berman / The Nation
Black voters were five times more likely than whites to cast a ballot during the early voting days eliminated by Ohio Republicans. The Supreme Court declined…
Jay Z: ‘The War on Drugs Is an Epic Fail’ – Molly Crabapple, Jim Blatt, Kim Boekbinder and Dream Hampton / NYT Video
Why are white men poised to get rich doing the same thing African-Americans have been going to prison for? Watch the video here
Don’t expect protests in baseball — it’s a white man’s game by design – Howard Bryant / The Undefeated
Two Connecticut School Systems, for the Rich and Poor – Lincoln Caplan / The New Yorker
Black Lives Matter Moves Into the Thorny World of Politics – P.R. Lockhart / Mother Jones
The False Promise of School Choice: The Result Is Often More Segregated Schools – Jeff Bryant / Campaign for America’s Future via Alternet
The gap between Trump’s America and Clinton’s is getting worse – Danny Vinik / Politico
CHARTS: White Voters Without College Degrees Are Fleeing The Democratic Party – Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR
Yes, half of Trump supporters are racist – Dana Milbank / Wash Post
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward
National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin’s 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping off point for…
White privilege has enormous implications for policy – but whites don’t think it exists – Natalia Khosla and Sean McElwee / Salon
How Republicans Are Inciting Right-Wing Violence After Election – Lincoln Blades / Rolling Stone
In a speech at the Values Voter Summit Saturday, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said a Hillary Clinton presidency may necessitate bloodshed. Read more and watch…