Charlottesville belies racism's deep roots in the North
- Written by Brian J Purnell, Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History, Bowdoin College
The KKK assembled in Portland, Maine, in 1923.Library of CongressA southern city has now become synonymous with the ongoing scourge of racism in the United States.
A year ago, white supremacists rallied to “Unite the Right” in Charlottesville, protesting the removal of a Confederate statute.
In the days that followed, two of them,...
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