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When the Fight for Social Justice Went too Far

August 1, 2020 By Erik Curren

Execution of Robespierre

In our work to repair wrongs inherited from our country’s past, we should remember how one of history’s most zealous idealists, the French Revolutionary Robespierre, veered from reform into intolerance, with tragic results.

Filed Under: Book Reviews

Unlikely Allies Needed for Climate Justice

July 27, 2020 By Erik Curren

NIta Mosby Tyler

Diversity consultant Nita Mosby Tyler says that white people shouldn’t just sit on the sidelines waiting to be called into the fight against racism. They should help lead the charge.

Filed Under: Abolish Oil Now Tagged With: environmental justice

The Father of Environmental Justice Calls for all to Enjoy the ‘Complexion for Protection’

July 22, 2020 By Erik Curren

Robert Bullard, PhD

For 40 years, Robert Bullard has worked with local activists to protect black and brown people from dirty industry. Now he’s got a message about the environment for the rest of us.

Filed Under: Abolish Oil Now Tagged With: Cancer Alley, environmental justice

Racial Justice is in the Air — When No Community is a Sacrifice Zone

July 17, 2020 By Erik Curren

Shashawnda-Campbell

The Clean Air Act celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. When racial equity means clean air, applying the law everywhere means more than ever.

Filed Under: Abolish Oil Now Tagged With: Clean Air Act, environmental justice

Book Review: Biography of John C. Calhoun by Irving Bartlett

June 28, 2020 By Erik Curren

John C. Calhoun

How did white supremacy get so ingrained in American society? You need to ask the antebellum South’s most famous advocate for slavery, John C. Calhoun.

Filed Under: American History, Book Reviews Tagged With: apologists for slavery

Book Review: ‘The Man Who Would Not Be Washington’ by Jonathan Horn

June 18, 2020 By Erik Curren

Statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, VA with Black Lives Matter graffiti

An impressive figure in many ways, caving to peer pressure from slaveocrats forever made Robert E. Lee a villain, not a hero, in the American story.

Filed Under: American History, Book Reviews Tagged With: Civil War, Confederate statues

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