'On arrival, workers faced a system of racial segregation'
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Fighting school segregation didn’t take place just in the South
Harlem mother Mae Mallory fought a school system that she saw as ‘just as Jim Crow’ as the one she had attended in the South.
The Mercury14d
Speech at MLK celebration reveals Pottstown’s racist past
What was practiced in Pottstown, was policy and custom that excluded and oppressed African Americans more inconspicuously, ...
Reason17d
The FDA Proposes a De Facto Cigarette Ban, Which Would Expand the Disastrous War on Drugs
But avoiding that pitfall by mandating an immediate cut to a negligible nicotine level would magnify the black-market effects of de facto cigarette ... of historical examples that prohibition ...
pravda.com.ua18d
Russia's efforts to de facto annex Belarus pose strategic risks to US, NATO and Ukraine – ISW
The analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) point out that Russia's attempts to de facto annex Belarus pose strategic risks to the United States, NATO and Ukraine. Source: ISW Quote from ...
english.nv18d
Moscow moves closer to absorbing Belarus into Union State — ISW
The Kremlin is nearing the final stages of a decade-long strategic effort to de facto annex Belarus, significantly boosting Russia’s military and economic capacity to pursue its revanchist ...
Reuters18d
Syria's de facto leader says country ready to welcome UN forces in buffer zone with Israel
DAMASCUS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday his country is ready to welcome UN forces into the UN established buffer zone with Israel. "Israel's advance ...
Butler Eagle19d
The 1950s: Decade of economic prosperity, rock’n’roll and a red scare
Segregation was pervasive in the 1950s, with “Colored-only” restrooms, waiting rooms, restaurants, schools and even hospital entrances. While these facilities were often marked by signs in the South, ...
Sporting News20d
Red Sox de facto captain props up teammate amid position change rumors
Throughout the offseason, the Boston Red Sox have been linked to multiple third basemen, including Nolan Arenado and Alex Bregman, who are both reportedly showing signs of interest in joining Alex ...
The Boston Globe20d
Rev. Dr. Virgil Wood, whose protest against Louise Day Hicks called attention to ‘de facto segregation,’ dies at 93
As part of his activism, Rev. Wood was among the clergy who insisted the Boston School Committee address “de facto segregation” in the schools — a phrase King echoed when he spoke to ...