I thought you might find this interview interesting, it discusses how some people today still think that African-Americans fought on the side of the Confederacy, or didn’t contribute much to the side of the Union (which is completely false). For more information about African-Americans and the Civil War, take a look at the African-American Civil [...]
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African-Americans in the Civil War
Posted in Civil Rights, Civil War, tagged african-american, Civil War, interview, video on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Working Conditions
Posted in Civil Rights, something interesting, tagged immigrant, labor, tomatoes on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In class we were discussing the conditions for Chinese workers on the railroad. Today there are still workers in the United States who take on jobs for low wages and with horrible living and working conditions. Here are some articles about tomato harvesting in Florida that were published last year: “Politics of the Plate: The [...]
