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Charles V. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94

February 18, 2024 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Charles V. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94 He popularized the term “institutional racism” and, with Stokely Carmichael, wrote a book in 1967 that was seen as a radical manifesto. “Equitable distribution of power must come from mutual self-interest, not altruism or guilt feelings,” Dr. Hamilton wrote

Posted in: Faits Divers, Obituaries, Politics, Racism, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Black Power, Charles V. Hamilton, Civil Rights, Columbia University, Dr. Hamilton, institutional racism, Jeh C. Johnson, Kwame Ture, manifesto, N.A.A.C.P., political scientist, Social Welfare Policies, Stokely Carmichael, Tuskegee Institute, University of Chicago

Are we civilized? 1918 Lynchings

November 18, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

San Francisco Call, 6 January 1919 1918 LYNCHINGS ACCORDING to the records compiled by Monroe N. Work, in charge of Records and Research of the Tuskegee Institute, there were 62 lynchings in 1918. This is 24 more than for the year 1917. Of those lynched, 58 were negroes and 4 were whites. Five of those … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Racism, Slavery Tagged: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, lynchings, Mississippi, MURDER, negroes, North Carolina, Oklahoma, rape, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Tuskegee Institute, Virginia, whites, Wyoming

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