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How the Republican Party Became The Party of Racism

Here’s a joke: What’s the difference between a Klan rally and a Republican Convention? Answer: The dress code. Here’s another one: How white is the Republican Party? According to Pew Research, 83 percent of the registered voters who identify as Republican are non-Hispanic whites. The Republican Party is whiter than Tilda Swinton riding a polar…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 23, 2018
Culture, History

MLK’s White Girlfriend Speaks Out After All These Years

Those of us who study black history have always heard rumors of an alleged relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and a white woman in his younger days.

By

Angela Helm

Published

April 1, 2018
Culture, History

Did Black People Own Slaves?

For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers

By

The Root Staff

Published

March 4, 2013
Culture, History

Greenwood, Okla.: The Legacy of the Tulsa Race Riot

Editor’s note: Here’s the story of a sad chapter of American history, pulled from The Root’s archives. J.B. Stradford, the son of a freed Kentucky slave, rose to prominence in Oklahoma during the early 1900s as one of the key developers of the all-black Tulsa enclave Greenwood. A lawyer and businessman, Stradford owned the 65-room…

By

The Root Staff

Published

February 24, 2011