Word: abolitionism
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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...
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...