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SOURCE: The Nation
5/8/2023
Joe Louis was the World's Most Popular Athlete; Racist Businessmen Refused to Let Him Endorse Fords
by Silke-Maria Weineck
Market research documents related to the Ford Motor Company's refusal to grant retired champ Joe Louis a dealership franchise reveal a combination of middle-class prejudice and the willingness of the business world to accommodate Jim Crow.
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2/26/20
What’s at stake when newspapers abdicate their duty to endorse candidates? Plenty.
by Rita Kirk
The other 97% — local elections — matter.
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