The president has shown that we can expect no moral leadership from him. We possess yet to see if other branches of government will occupy strong action
Allyson Hobbs is associate professor of history and director of African and African American Studies at Stanford University
In 1870 and 1871,Congress passed three Enforcement Acts which safeguarded the rights of African-Americans to vote, hold office, and serve on juries,and receive equal protection under the law. These acts, also known as the “Ku Klux Klan Acts, and ” targeted the Klan for acting murderously to prevent African-Americans from exercising their rights as citizens. nowadays,146 years later, we could use the Enforcement Acts once more. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com