This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: National Geographic
6/3/2020
As black people continue to die at the hands of police and vigilantes, the nation faces its long history of racial violence.
Source: CNN
6/7/2020
"Our history as a nation, and events like the violence in Charlottesville in 2017, highlight the divisiveness the use of the Confederate battle flag has had on our society," said the Marines in a statement posted to Twitter.
Source: The Intercept
6/2/2020
It is a historical fact that law enforcement frequently infiltrates progressive political movements using agent provocateurs who urge others to engage in violence.
Source: The Atlantic
6/4/2020
Elected officials instinctively turn to studying problems rather than solving them.
Source: MIT Technology Review
6/3/2020
The evidence suggests body cameras and other technological solutions to police violence are inadequate because the police are protected against consequences even if their misdeeds are recorded.
Source: Washington Post
6/4/2020
The author argues that movies and TV have shaped Americans' view of policing with dangerous real-world consequences.
Source: The Atlantic
6/8/2020
Former Michigan Governor George Romney practiced a commitment to civil rights and fair housing even at political cost.
Source: Vox
6/3/2020
The MSNBC commentator's new book contends that Americans have historically been policed either as citizens of the nation or as colonized people, accounting for polarized experiences and opinions of police violence.
Source: The Nation
6/2/2020
The COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity for organized labor to fight for a more equitable economy and society, not just better pay and benefits, if the movement learns from historical successes and failures.
Source: Business Insider
6/1/2020
Donald Trump in a 1990 Playboy interview praised the Chinese government's crackdown, saying it avoided signalling weakness.
Source: CNN
6/1/2020
The official reason given by police was to limit risk of Coronavirus transmission.
Source: Wall Street Journal
6/3/2020
The Deputy Editor of the WSJ Editorial Page blames decades of failed urban policy, not "systemic racism" for problems plaguing urban communities of color.
Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
5/31/2020
Research shows that many people feel they do not have the information needed to discuss race in a way that is candid, safe and respectful of other viewpoints and experiences.
Source: Washington Post
6/4/2020
by Condoleezza Rice
The Republican former Secretary of State calls for an end to looting and disorder, but recognizes that order must be secured by a renewed commitment to justice.
Source: TIME
5/29/2020
Many survivors are finding that these virtual gatherings are meeting an important need — both for their own mental health, and for a world that needs to hear their perspective.
Source: Washington Post
6/2/2020
Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson (D) said the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which owns the statue, opted to remove the memorial a month ahead of schedule because of demonstrations nationwide in which segregation-era statues have been vandalized.
Source: LitHub
5/27/2020
Learning about history can come from unexpected places. The information booklets sold with the author's dolls may have drawn on more historians' expertise than her school textbooks did.
Source: The Atlantic
5/31/2020
by James Fallows
All of this is bad, and it's getting worse.
Source: University Affairs
5/28/2020
Immersive role-playing games offer an alternative method to engaging students with history and with the research, writing and interpretive skills of historians.
Source: Dallas Weekly
5/28/2020
"This funding from our country’s National Park Service will certainly jump start efforts to educate our community about the Hall of Negro Life, and it is a direct recommendation of the Task Force that examined how we tell our history," said Council Member Adam Bazaldua.
