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When Speech Meets Hate

A legal expert offers a First Amendment analysis of the summer’s violent rallies.
A man being arrested by an LAPD officer outside of a Mexican restaurant.

The Year 1960

City developers, RAND Corps dropouts, Latino activists—and Lena Horne, taking direct action against racism in Beverley Hills.

The 1977 Disability Rights Protest That Broke Records and Changed Laws

The 504 Sit-In was the longest non-violent occupation of a federal building in United States history.

A Senator Speaks Out Against Confederate Monuments… in 1910

Alone in his stand, Weldon Heyburn despised that Robert E. Lee would be memorialized with a statue in the U.S. Capitol
African American medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos with their fists raised during the national anthem at the 1968 Olympics.

Reparation as Fantasy

Remembering the black-fisted silent protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games.

From Liberty Tree to Taking a Knee

How America's founding era sheds light on the NFL controversy.

Flip-Flopping on Free Speech

The fight for the First Amendment, on campuses and football fields, from the sixties to today.

The Road to Charlottesville Runs Through Americus, Georgia

While Trump's response was unprecedented, the inclination to highlight violence on the Left – especially from black Americans – is not.

The War to End All Wars

The ardent but flawed movement against World War I.

The Long History of Black Women's Exclusion in Historic Marches in Washington

Despite their large role in civil rights activism, black women have frequently been excluded from prominent positions in protests.

Colin Kaepernick: Historical Perspectives

Throughout history, one would be hard-pressed to find an example of black protest that most white people found acceptable at the time.
Illustration of the folk hero, John Henry, face down with a hammer in his hand.

A History of American Protest Music: This Is the Hammer That Killed John Henry

How a folk hero inspired one of the most covered songs in American history.

No Rights Which the White Man Is Bound to Respect

The spectre of Dred Scott is haunting St. Louis.

How NFL Protests Mirror Berkeley’s 1960s Free Speech Movement

The football players are following in a long tradition of protest.

“Taking a Knee”: Simple Phrase, Powerful—and Changing—Meaning

Used in military and football slang, the phrase dates back to at least 1960.

From Louis Armstrong to the N.F.L: Ungrateful as the New Uppity

The belief endures, from Armstrong’s time that visible, affluent African-American entertainers are obliged to adopt a pose of ceaseless gratitude.

Before Trump vs. the NFL, There was Jackie Robinson vs. JFK

Years after he integrated the MLB, Robinson publicly badgered John F. Kennedy on civil rights.
A patient in solitary confinement at a special hospital at Broadmoor in Berkshire (1956).
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America Must Listen to its Prisoners Before We Make a Major Mistake

The anniversary of two major revolts remind us that tough-on-crime policies have created intense suffering in our prisons.
Baseball card featuring Clem Daniels.

This Football Player Fought for Civil Rights in the '60s

Here's what he thinks about national anthem protests.

Understanding the Antifa

The anti-fascist left stems from a long tradition of violence and protest in America.
Demonstrators protesting new history curriculum
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How The Culture Wars Destroyed Public Education

The left's Pyrrhic victory in the culture wars.

Forrest the Butcher

Memphis wants to remove a statue honoring first grand wizard of the KKK.

The "Quaker Comet" Was the Greatest Abolitionist You've Never Heard Of

Overlooked by historians, Benjamin Lay was one of the nation's first radicals to argue for an end to slavery.
White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va. on Aug 12, 2017.

The ACLU's Free Speech Stance Should Be About Social Justice, Not 'Timeless' Principles

When the organization first defended Nazis, it did so for practical reasons.

An Intimate History of Antifa

"Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” by Mark Bray, is part history, part how-to.

Racism, Medievalism, and the White Supremacists of Charlottesville

The weekend's demonstrators were the latest in a long line of American racists to ally themselves with an imagined Middle Ages.

A Look Back at a 1939 Pro-Nazi Rally and the Protesters Who Organized Against It

Seventy-eight years ago, protesters and white supremacists clashed outside of Madison Square Garden.
Violence during the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville on August 12, 2017.

The Battle of Charlottesville

What happened in Virginia was not the culminating battle of this conflict. It’s likely a tragic preface to more of the same.
Barbara Lee speaking at a House of Representatives podium.

The Origin of Endless War

On Barbara Lee and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
Children march in a "silent protest" parade in New York city.

One Hundred Years After the Silent Parade

Here's what we've learned about mass protests since the 1917 Silent Parade.

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