Whether it’s black-and-white photos of Arkansas’ Little Rock Nine or Norman Rockwell’s famous painting of New Orleans schoolgirl Ruby Bridges, images of school desegregation often make it seem as ...
MIAMI (AP) — Neglect, abandonment and destruction have been the fate of thousands of segregated cemeteries across the country where African Americans – from former slaves to prominent politicians and ...
America has long been subject to the restriction of people to specific spaces based on their race, a phenomenon also known as racial segregation. The nation holds a long history of witnessing African ...
Most Black people who live in the rural South tend to reside in less segregated neighborhoods than their urban counterparts do, according to a Daily Yonder analysis using Census data and a statistical ...
When it comes to segregation, most New Jerseyans don’t see a problem: Just 12 percent of voters say the schools where they live are segregated, and just 19 percent say they want more racial diversity ...
After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains. While ...
Metro Atlanta is rightfully known for its rich diversity, but a closer look reveals a difficult truth: This is one of the most segregated regions in the United States. It may not be obvious when you ...
Sociologist Casey Stockstill spent two years observing “all the richness happening” inside a Head Start preschool in Madison, Wisconsin. Then, she figured, she ought to look at one other early ...
African American men wearing tuxedos carry a coffin and a "Here Lies Jim Crow" sign down the middle of a street as a demonstration against "Jim Crow" segregation laws.CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images ...