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[https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/stone-mountain-monuments-racist-history-must-be-acknowledged-community-heal/ by Kimberly Probolus 19/4/21 SPLC] | [https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/stone-mountain-monuments-racist-history-must-be-acknowledged-community-heal/ by Kimberly Probolus 19/4/21 SPLC] | ||
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association, which is authorized by the state of Georgia to manage Stone Mountain Park, has denied the Sons of Confederate Veterans a permit to celebrate Confederate Memorial Day later this month in their facilities. In so doing, the Stone Mountain Memorial Association tacitly acknowledged the problematic relationship between the park and the legacy of the Confederacy. | The Stone Mountain Memorial Association, which is authorized by the state of Georgia to manage Stone Mountain Park, has denied the Sons of Confederate Veterans a permit to celebrate Confederate Memorial Day later this month in their facilities. In so doing, the Stone Mountain Memorial Association tacitly acknowledged the problematic relationship between the park and the legacy of the Confederacy. | ||
=====“Who We Are”: New Film Chronicles History of Racism in America Amid Growing Attack on Voting Rights===== | |||
[https://www.democracynow.org/2022/1/14/who_we_are_film_jeffery_robinson by DEMOCRACY NOW 14/1/22] | |||
As the United States heads into the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, attempts by Democrats to pass major new voting rights legislation appear to have stalled. We examine the new award-winning documentary “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America,” which follows civil rights attorney Jeffery Robinson as he confronts the enduring legacy of anti-Black racism in the United States, weaving together examples from the U.S. Constitution, education system and policing. | |||
