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To Treasury Department Re: Capital Magnet Fund (PRRAC et al, May 2009)
“Memphis Since King: Race and Labor in the City” by David Ciscel & Michael Honey (March-April 2009 P&R Issue)
By David Ciscel & Michael Honey (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In 1968, African Americans in Memphis had good reason to hope for a future of racial equality. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 promised equal treatment in public accommodations and employment, while the 1965 Voting Rights Act promised equal access to the ballot. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. … [Read more...] about “Memphis Since King: Race and Labor in the City” by David Ciscel & Michael Honey (March-April 2009 P&R Issue)
To HUD Secretary Donovan on LIHTC Requirements in the Stimulus Bill (PRRAC et al, March 2009)
“Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement” by Daniel Levine (January-February 2009 P&R Issue)
By Daniel Levine (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Bayard Rustin is most remembered as the organizer who made the 1963 March on Washington happen. He organized or did himself the day- to-day grunt work like arranging transportation and renting facilities. He also worked on grand plans and vision for that day. But he was much more than that. He had been one of … [Read more...] about “Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement” by Daniel Levine (January-February 2009 P&R Issue)
