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On hearing “The Darktown Strutters’ Ball” in Montgomery, Alabama

March 30, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Civil Rights, History, Racial issues Leave a comment

Visiting Montgomery, Alabama to see the civil rights sites, we walked over to the old train station along the riverfront. Inside what appears to

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Reflections on the Lynching Memorial and Legacy Museum

March 25, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Crime/Violence, Human Rights, Racial issues One comment

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice made me cry. And that, I’m sure, is not a unique experience. I can’t speak for the

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