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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…
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The Rage of Innocence is a new book that confronts our country’s irrational manufactured fears of Black youth and makes a powerfully compelling case that the crisis in racist American policing begins with its relationship to Black children.
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Prior to World War I, Nevada’s Douglas County adopted an ordinance that prohibited Native Americans from being in the towns of Minden or Gardnerville after sunset — at the risk of jail time or worse.
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Today, Moscow’s brief history as a probable sundown town seems a continent away. The northern Idaho town of 25,000 saw multiple racial justice protests last year. Black Lives Matter signs line the windows of Moscow’s downtown restaurants and cafes. But some people of color still feel uneasy here.
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Sundown towns once drove out people of color or prohibited them from living within city limits. This practice started in the late 19th century, but the impact continues today. In Colorado, Chinese immigrants flocked to the state to find gold. They were tolerated in some mining camps and run out of others.
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Note: This is an encore edition of our program. The original episode aired in July 2020.Daniel Okrent’s The Guarded Gate tells the chilling story of how…
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Note: This is an encore edition of our program. The original episode aired July 2020. Daniel Okrent’s The Guarded Gate tells the chilling story of how…