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Combating White Supremacy

The history of white supremacy is deeply connected to the American South—but the South is also the home to some of the fiercest and most successful opponents of structural racism. Every other week we'll be bringing you stories that highlight everyday Southerners confronting white supremacy and anti-Blackness in their communities with creative strategies, dedicated coalition-building, and unwavering commitment.

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Review: Class war and the Confederacy in "Free State of Jones"

by Cedric Johnson October 6, 2016October 1, 2020
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Where do the police come from?

by Neal Shirley and Saralee Stafford September 7, 2016September 16, 2020
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Thanks to Donald Trump, an avowed White supremacist is running for Senate

by Sarah Jones July 27, 2016September 16, 2020
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Race is the reason felons don't have the right to vote

by M. T. C. Shafer June 14, 2016September 16, 2020
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The strange story of Sewanee, the KKK, and a Franklin County Gay/Straight Alliance

by Sarah Jones May 19, 2016November 13, 2023
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Loving thy neighbor in North Carolina

by Sarah Gibson May 10, 2016October 1, 2020
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White Supremacy at Stone Mountain: 2016 edition

by Maura Friedman April 28, 2016January 7, 2021
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Police and the silent majority

by Seth Farber February 9, 2016September 16, 2020
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What's San Antonio trying to prove?

by Sol Weiner January 12, 2016November 13, 2023
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Raising foot soldiers for an imaginary holy war

by David R. Brockman November 17, 2015November 13, 2023
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The more things change… "Redeemers" and Republicans

by Jesse Williams October 27, 2015September 16, 2020
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Ole Miss does symbolism well

by Robert L. Reece October 22, 2015September 16, 2020
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White silence is tragic silence

by Matt Hartman September 9, 2015September 16, 2020
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By the Numbers: How slavery still shapes racial inequality

by Robert L. Reece August 13, 2015November 13, 2023
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Berlin, the Blues Ambassador, and the imagined South

by Amien Essif August 5, 2015November 13, 2023
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Hiding in Plain Sight

by David Neal July 8, 2015November 13, 2023

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