Tag: Confederacy
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A Timeline of Racial Progress in the U.S., and the Lack of It, Through the Years
Here are some, not all, of the seminal events in America’s journey toward racial fairness. It shows progress that has been frustratingly slow and painfully hard-won. For example, the signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King occured in the same week. It seems as…