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We explore Boise's history of segregation through archeology.
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The City of Boise is still reeling from the discovery, made by writer and activist Molly Condor, that a recently retired Boise Police officer had ties to a white supremacy organization.
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We explore Boise's history of segregation through archeology.
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The Erma Hayman House is now open to the public following many years of preparation. The small sandstone house, once part of the city’s most diverse community and the last single-family home in Boise’s River Street neighborhood, celebrates the legacy of Erma Hayman's life.
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Odds are, you’ve driven by it a hundred times – a modest one bedroom, one bathroom house in Boise’s River Street neighborhood. Built in sandstone about the same time as the Idaho Statehouse (built of the same material), most people called 617 Ash Street “Erma’s place, " or the "Hayman house.”
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A new law lets homeowners remove racial covenants from their houses.
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A new bill working its way through the Idaho legislature would let homeowners get rid of discriminatory and racist language on their housing deeds.
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Daniel Tom was the target of racism and bullying growing up in Mesa, Ariz. Decades later here in the small mountain town of Buena Vista in south-central Colorado, life is easier, quieter. Still, there are at least a few signs that make him feel unwelcome – actual signs that read “Chinaman Gulch.”
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Note: This is an encore edition of our program. The original premiered in August 2020. Overground Railroad, by Candacy Taylor, explores the historical…
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Overground Railroad, by Candacy Taylor, explores the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide for black motorists. Deeply…