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A Texas sheriff did some pandering to his base this week, ultimately making a fool of himself. On Monday, Sheriff Troy Nehls posted the...
How one Jewish woman triggered Brown v. the Board of Education and the desegregation of southern schools On this day in history… May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously made a “landmark” ruling that the “separate but equal” doctrine of racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. [1]Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote in the opinion, “We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others si...
The Daily Yonder Analysis: The Connection Between Race and Opportunity in Rural Parts of the 5th Federal Reserve District More than a quarter of the nation's rural Black population lives in the five-state region covered by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The region's history has a big impact on the economic conditions these communities face today. Share this: The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is the headquarters of the Fifth District of the Federal Reserve located in Richmond, Virginia. It covers the states of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina; 49 count...
Listen Melanie Beals Goan is an associate professor of history in the Department of History in the UK College of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on women’s history in the United States, with specific interest in Appalachia/Kentucky and medical history. She is the author of “Mary Breckinridge: The Frontier Nursing Service” and “Rural Health in Appalachia.” Credit UK Now From UK Now: When the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans and women quickly discovered that the unalienable rights it promised w...