I always found the conversation surrounding immigration in this country to be odd, if not absurd. This is not because I do not believe we should have a sound immigration policy. Indeed, having a strong immigration policy can be...
Unless you have been living under a rock, then you have heard the uproar regarding insults hurled at Representative John Lewis. Saturday morning the President-Elect of the United States of America took to one of his favorite platforms, twitter,...
(Part six of six part series)
This is the last installment of my six part series on the history of black rights in America. I began this series because it was a topic that interested me, plus I love sharing...
(Part five of six part series)
In 1896 the Reconstruction era was unequivocally dead when the U.S. Supreme Court officially sanctioned Jim Crow in Plessy v. Ferguson. The result was a very dark and scary period for blacks in America....
(Part IV(b) of a six part series)
Unfortunately, with the rise of black political progress during Reconstruction came the rise of white rage and backlash. Reeling from the defeat in the South, white southerners felt doubly insulted to lose the...
(Part IV(a) of six part series):
In the last article I discussed the state of Black rights during slavery by briefly examining two important legal documents occurring near the beginning and the end of slavery: The Negro Act and the...
In the last article I discussed how the law created American chattel slavery and perpetuated a slave based caste system. In this next section we now turn to the laws during slavery. Specifically, I want to examine two legal...
When one thinks of great works of fiction certain authors come to mind, such as Alice Walker, Toni Morrison or James Baldwin. However, the field of literature is not the only source of fiction. Court opinions, particular those involving...
(Part II in Series on "The History of Black Rights in America")
The first Africans arriving in what is now known as America did not arrive as slaves, but as indentured servants. The concept of indentured servitude arose from the...
Contrary to what you may believe, the rights of Black people in America have not been progressing in a straight line. Our story does not begin in slavery and end with “We Shall Overcome” and the first black president....