Race and Civil Rights
November 11, 2008 -
The Secret Service is blaming Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's harsh attacks on Barack Obama in the final weeks of the campaign for triggering a dramatic spike in death threats against the future president -- but that revelation hasn't stopped a Georgia politician from further ratchet
November 11, 2008 -
As Facing South reported earlier this month, Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel (R) sent letters to 4,770 registered voters telling them that they would have to cast
November 11, 2008 -
As we all know, in the South there are lots of white Democrats who vote for Republican presidents. Ever since the 1960s, the Civil Rights Act and Nixon's Southern Strategy, Republicans have succeeded in peeling off a growing share of presidential votes from white Democrats in the region.
November 7, 2008 -
This week's historic election of Barack Obama has inspired much discussion and optimism about the future of race relations in the United States. It's also been a time to reflect on the past - how far we've come as a nation.
November 5, 2008 -
Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a noted civil rights leader and one of the founders of the Institute for Southern Studies, speaking to NBC News last night about Barack Obama's historic election as the first African-American president of the United States of America:
November 3, 2008 -
This afternoon, a U.S. District judge in Richmond rejected a lawsuit brought by the Virginia NAACP calling on the state to extend voting hours and allow paper ballots on Election Day.