Everyone but the most revanchist white supremacist will be celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. This typically involves the “I Have a Dream” speech, cherry-picking other inspiring quotes and celebrating his nonviolent path to social change, as well as the larger Civil Rights Movement.
The progress America has made since the 1960s is undeniable. “Things have gotten better,” as Barack Obama, the first African-American president, reminded us. Blacks and whites eat together in restaurants. Blacks no longer need the Negro Motorist Green Book , which from 1936 to the early 1960s featured the few motels, restaurants, gas stations, and […]
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