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I’m Taking a White Supremacy Tour Through the South

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How O.J. Simpson Changed America

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Orenthal James Simpson changed America. He was known by the initials OJ or his nickname, the Juice. Unless you are of a certain age, you don’t really know OJ; it’s just what people have told you about him. He was one of America’s greatest athletes, yet at an early age, he battled with rickets and wore braces on his legs until age five. Ironically, one of the treatments for rickets in children was vitamin D and calcium supplements found in some versions of orange juice.
The Man Who Wrote the Star-Spangled Banner

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With the crash bringing down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, attention has come to the man himself. You know Francis Scott Key, don’t you? He wrote the Star-Spangled Banner. But how much do you know about him? Thanks to my high school classmate, Jefferson Morley, whose book Snow-Storm in August features Key, I know much more than I did.
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How Using the “N-Word” Was Invented to Keep from Constantly Repeating a Racial Slur on National Television

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The death of OJ Simpson brought back several images from his life, most revolving around the time just preceding and during his infamous trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Much of the news coverage focused on the slow-speed chase in his white Ford Bronco when he was alleged to have a gun and to be suicidal. Every news network dropped coverage while waiting to see if OJ would kill himself rather than turn himself into the authorities.
How O.J. Simpson Changed America

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How O.J. Simpson Changed AmericaThe Way We View and Discuss Race Will Never Be the SameBy William Spivey
When Black Leaders and Influencers Flirted with Communism

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On March 25, 1931, a few dozen people were “hoboing” on a freight train between Chattanooga and Memphis, Tennessee. Anyone who has driven West from Chattanooga on I-40 to Nashville or Memphis has experienced briefly entering Alabama before reentering Tennessee. The same thing happens on the freight train route, passing through Scottsboro and Huntsville, AL, before veering North back to the Volunteer State. About half of the riders were white, and the other half were Black.
What if Every Industry Complied with Trump’s DEI Orders

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My Interview With “Fred Flintstone”

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