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Seth R

The Most Racist Films Of All Time - Business Insider - 25 views

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    This is about racist films that we haven''t realized were racist. The film makers hide things like making an animal white that saves the world. This is how kids and even some adults have been learning racism.
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    I believe this is a lot of examples of racism but is a little off topic.
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    I agree with Jack and it is a really good site
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    I enjoy how there are specific examples of racism and it tells us how some racism is taught. It isn't exactly in our community, yet it's in no body's community. I suggest you find another way that racism is taught because this seems a little silly.
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    I like how you are also bringing up the things we never thought about before. Did you realize these were racist before this you saw this link?
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    This points out how through our media and theater showings can greatly influence how people think.
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    This is a great site and brings us good information.
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    This topic is not from our part of the country.
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    I think this is a strong possibility of how people become racist.
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    I like that you thought about movies, but I think that you might could find something that is more in our area.
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    Though this is true in some of these movies I don't think people were trying to be racist, but that was the impression that this gave. This is a different link and I think we need more diverse links like this one.
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    I think some of these movies aren't purposelessly made to be racist others are so for the ones that are accidental need to watch out for stereotypes in their movies.
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    This is a great article to show how there are so many rasist films out there. I do think that you coud add some more tags though, such as racist films. But other than that great job.
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    I agree with Robert. Some films do not mean to be racist it just comes out that way.
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    This is a good article, but it is hard to understand. Some movies don't mean to be racist. They just are. You have to think deep to understand why each one is racist.
Ben S

Mexican-American boy's national anthem sparks racist comments - CNN.com - 25 views

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    This article is about a 11 year old "Mexican" boy who sings the national anthem and most of the Americans were complaining why they let a Mexican sing their countries anthem.
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    This will help us elaborate on racial discrimination.
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    I do not know what is all of the craziness about a Mexican boy singing the national anthem.
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    I dont see how it is wrong for an Mexican kid to sing and american anthem.
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    I like how you are bringing up something new on Mexicans instead of just Asians. I am confused if this is all to the story. There are lots of people that may not be American that do these kinds of things. What is the big deal about it? Clarify that.
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    I don't know why this is such a big deal. A Mexican boy sang the national anthem, so what? This article proves that racism isn't limited to African-Americans.
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    This points out how stereotypes can sometimes even be hypocrites. I am glad he refused to be discouraged by these people remembering the critic doesn't count.
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    I don't really think that this in our community but that is one opinion and it is sort of one sided.
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    I think that this article is good because it shows how people are racist to others and not just black people.
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    This is a problem, but it seems that that this was solved and the people who did it are now coming to there sences. I think this was a one time deal.
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    I don't see why people are complaining about a Mexican boy singing the national anthem we African-Americans sing it as well and people don't complain. That's discriminating only to Mexicans.
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    When I said we I meant when.
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    This is a great topic about racial discrimination, but it needs to be in our area .
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    This shows that stereotypes aren't always what you think they are.
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    This is a good article that shows us all the stereotypes there are. The boy was an American citizen so he should be able to sing the national anthem like other American citizens.
Jim K

FBI, police investigating noose found on James Meredith statue at Ole Miss - 0 views

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    "A statue honoring James Meredith stands at the heart of the University of Mississippi's campus, not far from the the Grove and a short walk from the football stadium. Meredith enrolled in classes on Oct. 1, 1962, integrating the school known as Ole Miss, but was only able to do so after deadly riots erupted in Oxford, Miss. The statue of Meredith, unveiled in October 2006, depicts him entering the campus. This week, university police found a rope noose tied around the neck of the statue as well as a Georgia flag from before 2003 (the year that state adopted a flag without a Confederate battle sign)."
Jimmy T.

Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis Sanitation Workers - 1 views

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    This is a detailed explanation of the Memphis Sanitation Workers and Martin Luther King Jr., both important in the Civil Rights movement.
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    This page gives a very detailed overview of the Civil Rights movement in general, and also a lot of things people have already tried.
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    This info is old and outdated. MLK's march for the sanitation workers was in the mid-late 60's.
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    The tripod is not complete or done at all and there is no ladder of feedback
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    I do not understand why you did a website that was not updated.
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    This isn't really up to date. Please try to find modern stuff. :)
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    The question I had to answer was, "What have people already tried?" Therefore, it doesn't really matter how recent it is, as long as it's relevant and reliable.
Jerry P

What Are the Memphis Police Hiding? | American Civil Liberties Union - 3 views

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    In this article, it talks about how the police went to close down a freestyle rap session in downtown Memphis. When a concert attendee started to film the police, an officer took his phone, and threw him in a squad car. Everyone has the right to videotape police activity.
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    This article is important because the reason the police didn't want to be filmed probably had something to do with racial profiling.
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    It tells that they are hiding but also what are they hiding from.
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    This page is one-sided. It doesn't look at the perspective of the police. Maybe there were noise complaints, so the police had to put an end to it. That doesn't mean it isn't happening though.
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    I already posted this a long time ago
Hewes S

Is This Racist? | National Review Online - 3 views

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    Black girls being racist at The University of Memphis.
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    I think that this website is not up to date and you might want to check on that.
Seth R

Concern About Racism and Social Networking Grows - 1 views

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    This is about racism increasing in social media. This isn't directly in our community, but I consider social media everybody's community.
Jim K

U of M fraternity racist - 7 views

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    If you look closely, you won't see anybody but black people. They refuse to allow anybody but their own race in the Frat house. They need to have a mixed culture, so segregation wont start up again.
Ben S

Bernard King says he faced racism with Tennessee Volunteers - 3 views

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    Bernard King says how he was racially discriminated. The police came and hit him and he wasn't treated right. His friends didn't realize he was in trouble and he wished they did. His team could have helped him.
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    I think King was thought of badly because he was good at basketball and the white fans and players of other teams didn't like that he was black.
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    This is not recent and a little one sided. The events are only told by King's perspective and no other reason he discriminated.
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    This article talks about racism in Tennessee towards a Tennessee Volunteer basketball player.
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    This is will be a great article for us to collaborate on for us to reduce the problems of racial discrimination in our community.
Seth R

Asians And 'Model Minority Myth' | yourpublicmedia.org - 3 views

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    I realize that this isn't up-to-date, but I personally knew Asians who committed suicide because of racism issues. We need to focus on different races like Asians, Latinos, and Arabs. This article is about Asians and how their suicide rates our high because of a racism problem.
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    As we see that racism isn't just to black people.
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    This is a good article and it is also very reliable and has good information.
Seth R

Racism Against Native Americans - 2 views

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    This article is mainly about racism toward Native Americans. It's short, but contains a lot of information. I wouldn't say it's only in our community. It is a nation-wide conflict.
Blake S

Tim Mcgraw's thoughts on song "accidental racist." - 5 views

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2013/04/tim-mcgraw-thinks-brad-paisley-and-ll-cool-js-accidental-racist-is-a-good-thing.html In my opinion this song is not a good song for the radio or to people in ...

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SeanMarc T

Memphis is still segregated (Brentwood: best schools, income, to live) - City-Data Forum - 1 views

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    Memphis schools aren't meant to be segregated, but a large amount of students at public schools are black and at private schools are white.
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    This is very true but I don't thing it was on purpose that whites go to private and blacks go to public.
Hewes S

Articles about Racial Discrimination - Los Angeles Times - 1 views

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    Fixing voting rights.
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    I think that this article can help in our group discussion. Also this article is reverent and reliable, but I think that you might want to make it in our community.
Samuel K

Memphis Accuses Wells Fargo of Discriminating Against Blacks - NYTimes.com - 21 views

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    This article is about Wells Fargo making black houses in neighborhood after neighborhood foreclose, to where they make the people have not home. They target one poor black house at a time and send out the bills that they can not pay.
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    Wells Fargo needs to send bills to every type of person at a time.
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    There is no ladder of feedback. Need to add the tag Martin Luther King Jr.
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    Can you go deeper into the topic, this way you can understand the topic better.
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    The black homeowners have definitely gotten the short end of the stick with how they are being treated by Wells Fargo.
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    I think that this in completely based on few to no facts. More black homeowners going into foreclosure doesn't mean there is racism involved. There are factors this doesn't account for, like getting fired. However, this doesn't mean that it isn't happening.
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    I agree that it sounds like Wells Fargo is definitely just trying to make blacks and Latinos lose their homes. That's just unfair.
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    What was the major problem? You were not clear about that. Also, why do they need to send bills to everyone at a time. I don't think they should send blacks or anyone bills for the foreclosure reason.
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    The article is a great example of racial discrimination and this could lead us to more companies that discriminate African-American citizens.
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    This is yes racism but also greed. They specificly target these people because they know that they can't pay these bill so they go straight for them. And they are making tons of money off of this. Just like at their stock.
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    This needs to be more clear, you need more facts. This could be a good article for our group though.
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    This is a good article to show how major companies can be racist. Although I feel as though this could have happened to a white person or another race.
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    I agree with Griffin I think that it would be better if you went into further deatails.
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    Maybe your description could be longer.
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    This may not be racial discrimination. Black neighborhoods are common in Memphis and those neighborhoods are most likely the poorer ones. The families may be in dept, thus their interest goes up.
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    I agree with Sam. Maybe it was just a coincidence that all the people being forclosed on just happened to be black that one time.
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    I don't think this article looks at every perspective. It doesn't look at the perspective of Wells Fargo. The foreclosures could have something to do with their jobs. Maybe their pay got cut, or they got fired. I'm not saying that it isn't happening, but I feel that it jumps to conclusions.
Henry B

KKK Imagery, Offshore Drilling May Have Tilted Tennessee Primaries - 1 views

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    Racism in Tennessee is shown on this topic. There are possibilities for problem with the KKK in Tennessee.
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    Some sub-topics to this can be, attacks because of racism, KKK Trouble, Tennessee's Threats
Devin M

Anti-racist forces in Tennessee say no to Klan, 'American Renaissance' » In t... - 27 views

  • Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest were leading figures in splitting up the U.S. during 1861-65 in that failed war to maintain the economic system of slavery. Davis was president of the Confederate States of America, 11 states that seceded from the Union
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    This article consists of the KKK marches in our general area. KKK tried to save Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis legacy by not allowing Memphis to rename the racist parks.
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    Please check if other people had posted it before you post.
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    This article is great because this shows the other side of the fight. Some African Americans have made some bad choices, but so have many whites as we have seen with the KKK, church bombing, and many others that exemplify the cruelty that both sides have done to push for there cause.
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    If the park is named after a racist, that does not mean that the park is racist.
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    I think that the only way people who are racist like the KKK are getting their power is because of the reaction they get. I mean does someone complain when none of the people they are talking to care what they say.
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    I agree with Jack. I think racist groups like the KKK get their power is because so many people talk about them and do news articles on them.
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    Most articles only talk about African Americans and stuff they did, but this article is one of those rare ones that talks about bad stuff white people do. I agree with Robert.
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    I like this because it is a little different like Jerry said, but I see that you highlighted this and I don't think it said everything you really wanted to say.
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    I also agree with Robert. I think that all of these people put a lot of lives in the way for a problem that could have easily been solved. It also shows how the blacks had to struggle for their rights and freedom. This article also looks at not just the black side of this problem (because that is the side that we always look at) but how that African Americans also made some bad choices and how some of them effected the problem as well.
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    This event shows how Memphis has a bad racist history and that it wasn't a good idea to name the parks the name of racists in the first place.
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    This is very questionable. I would like to see the originator of this park. Perhaps a KKK leader created it? This is a big problem and I'm glad they're fixing it.
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    This is a great article to help us get more information about our city's black history. This is a great article for our group to collaborate on and discuss.
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    How does this develop our learning? It's really just about a park named after someone. I like how this is up-to-date and uses facts and history.
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    This does not give us any further information about racial discrimination. It has nothing to do with helping it either.
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    This points to how the KKK is getting weaker despite the ongoing of the clan and how some of them are even in Memphis.
Graham W

Tate County School District seeks dismissal of racial discrimination suit » T... - 22 views

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    A 63 year old black custodian. Was accused of stealing the white teachers phone, and was accused by the white teacher. Soon they found out that the white teacher actually had never lost the phone out of her possession.
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    I think that you should add you latter of feedback to your summary.
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    When was this?
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    This is a very though case. Until we see some more facts, it cannot be clearly determined if this was an act of racial discrimination.
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    This is am one growing problem with discrimination of blacks. This is key because people still blame African Americans, weather this was true or the teacher did it. There is an unfair trails with blacks.
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    Yes, I mean he could have been lying but there is definitely a lot of racial discrimination that the lady had only blamed the 63 year old black custodian worker.
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    I think that this case definitely has some racial discrimination involved. However, I don't think if you looked at the security tapes you could pin the custodian. He has to go into every room to clean it.
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    This is definitely racial discrimination. A white teacher claims to "lose" her phone so she blames a black worker. Also, the only people questioned were black. There is definitely racial discrimination at that school.
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    I like how you knew what the real problem was and you were very clear about it too. Was that the comment or the description though?
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    This is a good example of racial sterotypes. I thought this problem was only with police, but I guess it has spead to every one. Are there any other records of this like this happening?
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    This can show how people are quick to judge someone just by their color. This also can lead us to employees being wrongly accused of something they didn't do just because of their skin color.
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    This article talkes about the racial discrimination in our community. Although, it didn't have enough information/evidence. Because of this we need further evidence but I think this will help us in our process of racial discrimination in our community.
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    I agree with Sam. There really isn't enough facts or proof to really call it racial discrimination. I'm sure the teacher though that he stole it because he has access to any room when he wants to go in.
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    Is this really going to take us into further detail about our project and if how can we pursue?
Jim K

Racism in Memphis - Racial Unity - 4 views

  • Does racism still exist forty years after the Civil Rights movement?  Do African Americans continue to face racial discrimination in today’s society?  Does racism undermine our national unity?  The answer to these questions is overwhelmingly yes.  No matter how far America progresses, there will always be people who thwart America’s evolution into a post-racist society.  Nonetheless, in order to gain understanding of our progression, or lack of, we must first analyze racism on a local level.  In order to alleviate racist attitudes, we must first put forth an effort in our own homes and communities.  Local citizens should work together in order to instill a sense of community shared across racial lines.  The social and economic status of African Americans may vary from city to city, but in Memphis, Tennessee, racial discrimination is undeniably still an issue.
  •  Memphis, Tennessee has long been known as a city that symbolizes racism; Memphis will forever be burdened with being labeled as “the city where Dr. King was assassinated.”  Because Memphis was the sight of the tragic death of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is the best place to test America’s progress. 
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    This is how Memphis is still effected by racial issues still today. We are forever to be categorized as the city were King died.
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    Although much of the information is believable and maybe even true, most of it is an opinion stating that Memphis is a racists community known as the place where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Devin M

Racist attacks against Ole Miss student - Mid-South News, Weather, Traffic and Sports |... - 4 views

  • Mary Woods says it started on Aug. 24 with racial slurs written on her son Jamal's dorm room door at Ole Miss.Jamal is a freshman at the University of Mississippi in Oxford.
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    Ole Miss student attacked by racist peers. Racial slurs keyed onto his truck. Words like the nword and more demeaning words of African-Americans. Student afraid to sleep in dorm. He will be attending a different next semester.
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