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GR Press Coverage of the 1963 March on Detroit & Washington

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

Our last post looked at the Grand Rapids Press editorials on the 1963 March on Washington, with the main editorial practicing what we name as a form of white paternalism. Today’s post takes a look at the GR Press coverage … Continue reading →

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White Paternalism and the Grand Rapids Press Editorial on the 1963 March on Washington

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

In Jeanne Theoharis’s important book, A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History, makes the point that we often look back to events like the 1963 march on Washington and think that the majority … Continue reading →

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