Historians work to recover the memory of a violent summer, 100 years ago Posted on September 4, 2019 by Linda Epps After a Summer of Racial Violence Across the U.S., a Century of Neglect (Published 2019) In rural Georgia, the small congregation of a black church that was burned by a white mob in 1919 is trying to raising awareness about the “Red Summer.” www.nytimes.com
The Atlantic reports on “The Great Land Robbery” Posted on September 4, 2019 by Linda Epps The Great Land Robbery The shameful story of how 1 million black families have been ripped from their farms The Atlantic
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