Celebrating July Fifth
The Declaration of Independence, Frederick Douglass, and the Complicated Legacy of the American Past
Meister Käßner
I have been reflecting and writing about the stories, people, and places northwest of Boston for thirty-five years. I also teach history, manage forest land, and question life amid the area’s farms.
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Ending Affirmative Action Hurts Everyone
OHF WEEKLY, VOL. 5 NO. 25: Editor’s Letter, “Farewell Affirmative Action?” and a quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Farewell Affirmative Action?
While the SCOTUS beat Sandra Day O’Connor’s timetable by five years, we have clearly not gotten past racism ... any glance at the headlines over the past fifteen or more years reveals the ways America is still mired in racism.