The legal scholar Aziz Rana examines the consequences of racial division.
Tag: Segregation and Desegregation
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The Push to Landmark the Last-Known ‘Colored’ School in Manhattan
The historic building at 128 West 17th Street has been vacant for years, and preservation advocates fear its damaged roof may eventually prompt developers to tear it down.
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In a Reversal, NYC Tightens Admissions to Some Top Schools
The city loosened selection criteria during the pandemic, policies some parents protested as unfair and others hoped would reduce racial disparities.
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Moon Landrieu Dies at 92; New Orleans Mayor Championed Integration
He rose in local politics in the 1960s and ’70s by nurturing crosscultural connections, even as many other Southern leaders of his era exploited racial division.
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Military Base Names and the Cult of the Confederacy
By renaming military bases, the Defense Department dismantles an enduring legacy of the Lost Cause.