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Tag Archives: bigotry
The pioneers behind historic Black-owned pharmacies
A quick trip to the drugstore sounds like a typically mundane shopping adventure we all have taken from time to time. Unfortunately, for Black Americans, especially during America’s Jim Crow segregation era, a trip to the pharmacy for prescriptions or … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, business, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, commerce, consumerism, culture, demographics, diversity, economic development, education, entrepreneurship, geography, health, Health care, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, racism, Science, shopping, social equity, States, third places, urban planning, Women
Tagged African-Americans, bigotry, business, cities, Civil Rights, drugstores, education, health, health care, health planning, injustice, Jim Crow, medicine, pharmacies, pharmacists, racism, retailing, segregation, soda fountain, Third places
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Civil Rights Era bus boycotts and the heroes who led the way
To honor the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tomorrow (January 15) and Rosa Parks upcoming birthday on February 4, the following post identifies the peaceful bus boycotts that took place during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, charities, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, government, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, movies, peace, pictures, politics, racism, social equity, Statistics, transit, transportation
Tagged bigotry, boycotts, bus boycotts, bus systems, Civil Rights, integration, mass transit, racism, segregation, transit
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Historic beaches opened for Black Americans during Jim Crow
Back in November of 2019, I posted a list of the beach wade-in protests that took place during the Civil Rights Era. These protests demanded that public beaches be opened up to all people, instead of being limited to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, culture, demographics, diversity, entertainment, entrepreneurship, geography, health, historic preservation, history, human rights, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, Maps, pictures, placemaking, racism, recreation, Small business, social equity, third places, tourism, Travel
Tagged beaches, bigotry, Civil Rights, discrimination, Jim Crow, racism, recreation, segregation, shore, shorelines, shores, tourism, travel, vacation
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Black-owned or operated hotels of the Green Book era
One of the most disturbing consequences of America’s Jim Crow segregation era is the limited amount of archival documentation that can be found about Black-owned and operated businesses and organizations from the time period. Even a search of sites such as … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, business, cities, civics, Civil Rights, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, gentrification, geography, Highway displacement, historic preservation, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, music, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, racism, revitalization, Small business, social equity, theaters, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged African-American, bigotry, Green Book, history, hotels, intolerance, Jim Crow, lodging, motels, motor inns, racism, rooming houses, segregation, tourism, tourist homes, travel
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“The Newspaper Boy” – a helpful remedy when losing hope
Spoiler Alert: While I try not to reveal too much about details contained within the book, there are undoubtedly some aspect of spoilers contained within this post. If you prefer to read the book first without knowing too much about … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, book reviews, books, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, Communications, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, health, history, human rights, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, injustice, literature, politics, poverty, racism, Religion, social equity, writing
Tagged Alabama, bigotry, Birmingham, book reviews, books, Chervis Isom, Civil Rights, civility, equity, hate, injustice, Jim Crow, justice, literature, Norwood, racism, segregation, The Newspaper Boy
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Geography of America’s Historic Black Main Streets
Discriminatory Jim Crow Era segregation laws that were often brutally enforced throughout the South and the bigoted use of similar divisive tactics elsewhere in the United States led to the creation and development of African-American business districts and corridors … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, archaeology, architecture, business, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, commerce, culture, diversity, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, gentrification, geography, historic preservation, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, racism, revitalization, shopping, Small business, social equity, tourism, Trade, urban planning
Tagged bigotry, desegregation, Historic Black business districts, Historic Black Main Streets, Jim Crow Era, main street, racism, segregation, urban renewal
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No words…
…can possibly describe the sad and disturbing aspect of American history depicted by the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice (a.k.a. Lynching Memorial) that opened today (4/25/18) in Montgomery, Alabama. I will let these photographs of this solemn site … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, civility, diversity, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, peace, pictures, racism, social equity, Statistics
Tagged bigotry, lynching, memorials, peace, prejudice, racism
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“Bigotsburg of the week” – Forrest City, Arkansas
Forrest City is located along Interstate 40 in east-central Arkansas. It probably more appropriately deserves the title of “Bigotsburg of the Nation,” instead of “Jewel of the Delta,” given that it is named after Nathaniel Bedford Forrest. Mr. Forrest was … Continue reading
“Bigotsburgs of the week” – three cities with the most Confederate monuments
Given the ongoing battles over removal of Confederate monuments, statues, and similar memorials, a review was conducted through wikipedia.org of how those symbols are geographically dispersed across the country. This research shows that the city with the most still displayed … Continue reading
Posted in cities, culture, diversity, education, geography, history, human rights, inclusiveness, politics, racism, social equity
Tagged bigotry, Confederate, memorials, monuments, oppression, racism, statues
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“Biogotsburg of the Week” – Gardendale, Alabama
This week’s golden middle finger award goes to Gardendale, Alabama, a suburb north of Birmingham. Gardendale is the kind of place where if you don’t like the racial compostion of the school district, you simply create your own. Way to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Cities, civility, culture, diversity, education, humanity, inclusiveness, racism, social equity
Tagged bigotry, diversity, equality, racism
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