Tag Archives: Civil Rights

National Constitution Center: How Dr. Martin L. King Cited The Constitution in His Mountaintop Speech

Source:The New Democrat Dr. King used the Constitution to make his case for the civil rights movement all the time and did it in a very intelligent and accurate way. Saying that African-Americans had the exact same constitution rights as … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Clint Smith: Affirmative Action As Reparations

Source:The New Democrat The main reason why I oppose affirmative action at least in the sense of reward any American or Americans based on race, ethnicity, or gender, is because I have this old and I guess what young Millennial’s … Continue reading

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Constitution Daily: Debating Affirmative Action

Source:The New Democrat As a Liberal, I’m against racial preferences regardless of who they’re tended to favor over any other race and in favor of equal rights and protection, civil rights and civil liberties and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Graham K. Brown and Arnim Langer: ‘Lessons From Affirmative Action Around The World’

Source:The New Democrat “Americans tend to think of affirmative action as a uniquely American institution: an outgrowth of the civil rights movement, intended primarily to improve economic opportunities for African Americans, who have continued to face obstacles to equality long … Continue reading

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Frantz Kebreau: Malcolm X: ‘Black Democrats Are ‘Traitors’

Source:Frantz Kebreau– talking about African-American Democrats. Source:The Daily Press “Stolen History… Share away!! Second from the Malcolm X series. Although I do not agree with his early philosophy, he sets the record straight and reveals the Truth about the Democratic … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: American Artifacts Preview: One Life: Martin Luther King Jr.

C-SPAN covering the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington this weekend, should be interesting

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The Economist: Americas View- ‘Affirmative Action in Brazil: Slavery’s Legacy’

Source:The Economist– looks like freedom in Brazil. “TO SUM up recent research predicting a mixed-race future for humanity, biologist Stephen Stearns of Yale University turns to an already intermingled nation. In a few centuries, he says, we will all “look … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President John F. Kennedy- 1963 Address on Civil Rights

Source:CSPAN– President John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) addressing the nation about civil rights in 1963. Source:FRS FreeState “President John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Address” From CSPAN When I think of how Democrats should be and this is going to sound real … Continue reading

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