Tag Archives: Racism

Bob Feldman : Race, Unions, and the Booming Texas Oil Business, 1920-1930

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Burkburnett oil field, Burkburnett, Texas, circa 1920. Image from Texas in the 1920s.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/2 — Race, exploitation of workers, and the booming oil business By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December 27, … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : The Rise of the Klan in Texas, 1920-1930

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Flyer for “Ku Klux Klan Day,” October 24, 1923. Image from The Portal to Texas History.The hidden history of Texas Part 10: 1920-1930/1 — The rise of the Klan in Texas By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | December … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : ‘Lazy’ People and Voting Rights

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Adam Zyglis / The Buffalo News / The Cagle Post.‘Lazy’ people, voting rights, andRepublicans caught with their pants down As the saying goes, most people work for their money, but a few people are able to let … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The ‘Unfinished Revolution’ of the Emancipation Proclamation

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Emancipation from Freedmen’s viewpoint. Illustration from Harper’s Weekly, 1865. Image from Wikimedia Commons.The Emancipation Proclamation:The ‘Unfinished Revolution’ The candidacy of President Obama in 2012 offers a continuation of the struggle for political rights against the most sustained racist assaults by … Continue reading →

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Jordan Flaherty : Post-Katrina New Orleans is a Divided City

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

In the new New Orleans, privatized, voucher-financed housing, left, has replaced traditional public housing like the deserted Lafitte housing projects on the right. Photo by Gerald Herbert / AP.A divided city:Seven years after Katrina in rebuilding New Orleans, the key … Continue reading →

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Travis Waldron : Adidas and the ‘Shackle Shoe’

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

What was Adidas thinkingwith its Shackle Shoes? It’s hard to imagine a shoe company coming up with a worse idea than this. By Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress / June 20, 2012 Adidas is notorious for pushing the envelope in sports … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Suppressing Democracy 101

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Other Means.Today’s Republicans findnew ways to suppress democracy By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | June 19, 2012 Registering the poor to vote ‘is like handing out burglary tools to criminals.’ — Conservative columnist Matthew Vadum … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Socialism, Women’s Suffrage, and the NAACP in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Socialist Eugene V. Debs, top center, visited Texas Socialists. Photo courtesy of Marty Boswell, a descendent of E.O. Meitzen of Hallettsville, who helped organize the Farmers’ Alliance. Image from labordallas.org.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/6 — Socialism, women’s … Continue reading →

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Carl Davidson : Trayvon Martin, Newt Gingrich, and the ‘Race Card’

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Demonstrators call for justice for Trayvon Martin. Image from AllVoices.Tragedies, crimes, and Trayvon Martin:How Newt Gingrich played the ‘race card’ By Carl Davidson | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2012 Every so often an outrage happens that lights up … Continue reading →

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Jay D. Jurie : Trayvon Martin’s Fatal Shortcut

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Travon Martin, 17, played for his high school football team.Walking while black:Trayvon Martin’s fatal shortcut By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog | March 22, 2012 SANFORD, Florida — During the intermission of the NBA All-Star Game on February … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Disenfranchising Black Voters in Texas, 1890-1920

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Poll Tax Receipt, January 30, 1908; digital image from the University of North Texas Libraries.The hidden history of Texas Part IX: 1890-1920/3 — Disenfranchising black voters in Texas By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / February 28, 2012 [This … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Populism, Labor Organizing, and White Chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Flag of the Texas Farmers Alliance. Image from HHS AP US History.The hidden history of Texas Part VIII: Populism, labor organizing, and white chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890 By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2012 [This is … Continue reading →

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