Word: segregationism
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He joined in the activist currents of his time, speaking out against the Vietnam War and protesting segregation.
If this idea seems shocking to you, remember that self-segregation is not always taboo at Harvard. It often seems that minorities room with at least one roommate of the same ethnic background. It mitigates the shock of being thrown into a mostly white environment.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Confronting the issues of slavery and race has been fundamental in America's development. A successful outcome was achieved only through dedication and sacrifice. The first stage was the abolition of slavery, the source of great shame. The next step was an end to legal segregation...
The film is told from the point of view of Peejoe (Lucas Black), Lucille's nephew, who is both Lucille's confidante about the grisly murder of her husband and also the sole witness to the killing of Taylor Jackson (Louis Miller Jr.), the young black leader of a sit...
"You had to learn what it meant," Dunn says. "People accepted segregation very unthinkingly... My interest and engagement in the civil rights movement came in the '60s, but my understanding began in the '50s."