Consensus Debate Over Racial Nomenclature In 1960s America
In the 1960s racial upheaval black leadership chose black as the term for people of African descent. Some urged African American though others objected to top down decision making. The New York Times noted support and criticism from prominent blacks and press readers alike.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jesse Jackson
New York Times
Africa
Morocco
Equatorial
First Press Conference Is Peaches And Cream
George Bush held his first full press conference without notes or ceremony lasting 43 minutes. He answered questions on the pay hike, tax on savings and loan accounts, foreign policy, minimum wage, Afghanistan, Third World debt, and no new taxes pledge. The session was informal, well informed, and viewed as refreshing by reporters.
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George Bush
Bush
Afghanistan
White House
Democracy
Seventeen States To Go For Pay Raise Amendment
Historical column argues a constitutional amendment could block congressional pay raises. It traces a forgotten 1791 Bill of Rights provision and recent ratifications, noting 21 states already back the idea and 17 more are needed to make the change legally binding.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Delaware
Vermont
Virginia
Ohio
Wyoming
Maine
Colorado
South Dakota
New Hampshire
Arizona
Tennessee
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Indiana
Utah
Montana
Connecticut
Wisconsin
U.S. Supreme Court
Toune Mos
What is wrong with killing a barbarian like Bundy?
A reflective piece argues that public celebration of Bundy’s execution reveals deep cultural divides on capital punishment. It contrasts traditionalist views, which see justice in state murder as legitimate, with progressive views that see punishment as moral failure.
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Bundy
Snow White
Hanzel
Gretel
Jack the Ripper
Florida
MacArthurs
Pattons
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