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PODCAST: African Americans and migration in the South, an Interview with Luther Adams

PODCAST: African Americans and migration in the South, an Interview with Luther Adams

Listen to Political Affairs podcasts: interview with historian Luther Adams on his new book, "Way Up North in Louisville: African American Migration in the Urban South, 1930-1970."

BY: Joel Wendland-Liu| March 14, 2011
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The struggle for African American equality in the 21st century – UPDATE

The struggle for African American equality in the 21st century – UPDATE

Join the Communist Party in celebration of Black History Month for a national teleconference on "The Struggle for African American Equality in the 21st Century," Feb. 23 -- NEW DATE...

February 9, 2011
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Death penalty, shot through with racism, cannot be fixed

Death penalty, shot through with racism, cannot be fixed

Former Justice John Paul Stevens say capital punishment is "shot through with racism, skewed toward conviction, infected with politics and tinged with hysteria." It's  past time to end the practice.

BY: Jarvis Tyner| December 21, 2010
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WTTW Chicago remembers communist Frank Lumpkin, 93

WTTW Chicago remembers communist Frank Lumpkin, 93

Frank Lumpkin, steel workers, labor activist and communist passed away in Chicago March 1 at the age of 93.

March 10, 2010
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