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Word: abolitionism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Before the abolition of slavery, whites felt superior to blacks. After abolition, they kept right on feeling superior -- for what other race could make such a noble gesture as abolition? When blacks appeared on monuments after abolition, they continued to kneel, looking up at their white liberators. To unpick such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Two Centuries of Stereotypes | 1/29/1990 | See Source »

At the top of Fernandez's agenda is the abolition of the Board of Examiners, a city agency that duplicates many of the licensing procedures already required by the state. He also plans to push for a law banning the city's practice of allowing a principal to serve as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Bracing For Perestroika | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

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