By LaKeshia N. Myers When Frederick Douglass stood before a Rochester audience on July 5, 1852, and delivered his searing critique “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”, he exposed the … [Read more...]
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EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER
A Composite Nation: Then and Now
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In 1867, Frederick Douglass used a debate about immigration to make the following point: “We are a country of all extremes, ends and opposites; … [Read more...]
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The Past Informs Our Future Fights
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor African Americans are embarking on a redistricting fight for fair representation, that is proportionate to our population in Wisconsin. In … [Read more...]