A South Carolina judge has righted a historic injustice by clearing the records of 9 black men convicted in 1961 of trespassing and breach of peace for sitting at a “whites only” lunch counter in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The men — a CORE organizer and 8 college students at the ti[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Civil Rights’
January 28th, 2015 - 11:47 am § in Uncategorized
South Carolina judge sets aside 1961 civil rights convictions
January 17th, 2015 - 8:30 am § in America
When citizens were heroes and cops were villains
“Go back home, you n***** lovers.” Those were the first words Steve Marlo, now 87 and living in Marysville, heard when he arrived at the Birmingham airport in March 1965. They were spoken by a burly sheriff’s deputy and would be repeated many times by other men wearing police uniforms in t[...]
Remembering a Jewish Hero From The Sixties
Michael Schwerner is one of the heroes we celebrate in our family Haggadah. Now, 50 years after James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael “Mickey” Schwerner were slain in Mississippi by members of the Ku Klux Klan, Schwermer’s his martyrdom has been recognized by President Obama’[...]
November 2nd, 2014 - 11:33 am § in Misc.
Video Proves Philly Cop Lied About Sucker-Punching Drunk Black Guy
In Philadelphia, a white cop has been charged with assault and perjury after sucker-punching a black guy and then lying in his official report that the black guy threatened him. A surveillance video shows what actually happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk4NQZZmf2s Yeah, the black guy was dru[...]
October 7th, 2014 - 5:24 pm § in Misc.
White Indiana Cops Violently Attack Black Family During Traffic Stop
“Lisa Mahone and her boyfriend Jamal Jones were driving on Sept. 24 in Hammond, Indiana, with Mahone’s two kids in the back seat when Mahone was stopped and ticketed for driving without wearing a seat belt. The stop was caught on cellphone camera by Mahone’s 14-year-old son,”[...]