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CSY Repost -- Thoughts on Boston and Northern Racism

CSY Repost -- Thoughts on Boston and Northern Racism

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Jul 25, 2019
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A view of downtown Boston, and more.  Source: bu.edu

(Note: Today is a rather ignominious day in terms of racism, civil rights and equality, especially as it relates to how it's been practiced in American cities. One hundred years ago this week, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 erupted on a Chicago beach and spread inland. It was the most violent in a spate…

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