National
Confronting the Legacy of the Civil War: The Forgotten Front – George Black / The Nation
Can this Confederate monument be redeemed? David Von Drehle / Wash Post
James Madison’s Lessons in Racism – Noah Feldman / NYT
He Beat the KKK. Can He Convince Alabama to Reject Bigotry Again? Pema levy / Mother Jones
The U.S. military has a white nationalism problem – Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress
University History Departments Have a Race Problem – Josephine Livingstone / New Republic
When Race Tips the Scales in Plea Bargaining – Jenn Rolnick Borchetta and Alice Fontier / Slate
When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction – Adam Sanchez / The Nation
Majority Of White Americans Say They Believe Whites Face Discrimination – Don Gonyea / NPR
‘Insulting African American Gold Star widows has a history’ – Derek Hawkins / Wash Post
Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr, a new civil rights leader takes center stage – Oliver laughland / The Guardian
A Mississippi Town Finally Desegregated Its Schools, 60 Years Late – Edwin Rios / Mother Jones
The History of Russian Involvement in America’s Race Wars – Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic
Obesity, Hunger: Two Sides of Same Coin in Black Food Deserts – Nareissa Smith / Atl Black Star
Our silent Civil War: Debate over statues didn’t come out of thin air – Edward L. Ayers / Salon
Black Lives Matter Is Democracy in Action – Barbara Ransby / NYT
A fallen black soldier being disrespected? That’s not an aberration in America – Ameer Hasan Loggins / The Guardian
NFL owners, players meet to talk race, justice and working together – Jason Reid / The Undefeated
