We knew this was coming and here we are.
Blacklists were used to purge anyone accused of being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s. It was a tactic used for political expediency by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
Before blacklists, African Americans were removed
Blacklists were used to purge anyone accused of being a communist sympathizer in the 1950s. It was a tactic used for political expediency by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
Before blacklists, African Americans were removed
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Mary O’Contrary
Every one of us needs to watch this video of NM Rep Melanie Stansbury giving her clear-eyed view of a bill sponsored by JD Vance in the Senate regarding changes the next administration intends to make to the federal workforce
Due to length, I’ve had to break it up into 6 parts
Part One:
Due to length, I’ve had to break it up into 6 parts
Part One:
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His segregation of civil servant jobs removed Blacks from white-collar jobs and demoted or minimized them to ‘black jobs.’
Wilson earned and used the support of prominent Black leaders like W.E.B Du Bois to
Though he had a less than inclusive record on race and civil rights, Wilson presented himself as a ‘changed’ man on both issues.
Woodrow Wilson was a Southern Democrat , through and through and promoted the Lost Cause mythology. He would promote the KKK by screening the film, Birth of Nation at the White House.
This federal workforce segregation would improve slightly under President Harding, but the damage to Black employment in the federal government
To date, President-elect Donald Trump, who like Wilson, campaigned to African Americans while making promises of better opportunities and jobs, has yet to name a single Black person to a prominent cabinet-level position within his administration.
This is MAGA.