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Tag Archives: segregation
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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Chronology & Geography of Civil Rights Wade-in Protests
Though not as well known or as common as the lunch counter sit-ins that protested segregated dining, beach wade-ins were another peaceful tactic used to demonstrate the rampant amount of bigotry and racism that existing during the Jim Crow era … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, geography, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, racism, social equity, tourism, Travel
Tagged beaches, Biloxi Wade-ins, Bloody Wade-in, desegregation, historic markers, integration, Jim Crow, Lido Beach, Rainbow Beach, Savannah Beach, segregation, Spa Beach and Pool, St. Augustine Beach, St. Augustine Movement, Wade-ins
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Chronology & Geography of Civil Rights Lunch Counter Sit-ins
Below is a chronological and geographical list of the start date(s) of known lunch counter sit-ins that took place to protest Jim Crow-style segregated seating and dining accommodations for African-Americans. While segregated lunch counter were most common in the South, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, business, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, colleges, culture, downtown, economics, education, Food, geography, historic preservation, history, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, Maps, politics, racism, social equity, Statistics, third places
Tagged desegregation, Jim Crow, lunch counters, NAACP, restaurants, segregation, sit-ins, The Albany Movement, The Arkansas Project, The Augusta Movement, The Birmingham Campaign, The Friendship Nine, The Richmond 34, violence
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Problems with Charter Townships
If you are not from Michigan you may have never heard of the term “charter township.” They are different from standard “general law” townships, in that: “Charter township status is a special township classification created by the Michigan Legislature in … Continue reading
Posted in cities, civics, commerce, demographics, diversity, economic development, geography, government, history, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, planning, racism, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged Charter Township Act of 1947, charter townships, government, Michigan, segregation, townships
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Temples of Jazz – The Ballrooms
This post is the first of a three-part series about those special places that brought the jazz era to life beyond the recording studio and radio station. The ballrooms, theaters, and smokey clubs are where jazz musicians were able to … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, culture, demographics, diversity, entertainment, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, injustice, land use, music, placemaking, politics, racism, Radio, revitalization, third places, urban planning
Tagged ballrooms, dancing, jazz, Jim Crow, music, segregation
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