Racism and Discrimination

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 8: O. J. Simpson sits in Superior Court in Los Angeles 08 December 1994 during an open court session where Judge Lance Ito denied a media attorney's request to open court transcripts from a 07 December private meeting involving prospective jurors. Final selection of alternate jurors by attorneys in the double murder case is expected later this afternoon. (Photo credit should read POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

America and the Simpson Trial America and the Simpson Trial

This article originally appeared in the March 13, 1995 issue.

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams

Le Pen’s Pals–Blood and Soil Le Pen’s Pals–Blood and Soil

There are two unmistakable signs that France is entering a pre-electoral period: The government is once again tinkering with the electoral law and the politicians, particularly t...

Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Notes on the House of Bondage Notes on the House of Bondage

Baldwin sheds light on the state of America by surveying the dispiriting array of candidates for the 1980 presidential race.

Nov 1, 1980 / Feature / James Baldwin

Open Letter to the Born Again Open Letter to the Born Again

Sometimes, our best efforts at peace are betrayed.

Sep 29, 1979 / James Baldwin

Apollo 11

Space Is Not Black Space Is Not Black

Days before the Apollo 11 launch in 1969, The Nation lamented a government that spent freely on white astronauts, engineers, and contractors, but could not find jobs at home for it...

Jun 30, 1969 / Jack Robertson

MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice

MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice

“Jobs are harder to create than voting rolls.”

Mar 14, 1966 / Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Let Justice Roll Down Let Justice Roll Down

"Those who expected a cheap victory in a climate of complacency were shocked into reality by Selma."

Mar 15, 1965 / Books & the Arts / Martin Luther King Jr.

Hammer of Civil Rights

Hammer of Civil Rights Hammer of Civil Rights

“Exactly one hundred years after Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation for them, Negroes wrote their own document of freedom in their own way.”

Mar 9, 1964 / Martin Luther King Jr.

A Bold Design for a New South

A Bold Design for a New South A Bold Design for a New South

Tokenism was the inevitable outgrowth of the Administration’s design for dealing with discrimination.

Mar 30, 1963 / Martin Luther King Jr.

The Negro Waits to See The Negro Waits to See

AS NOVEMBER approaches, the Presidential race seems to be too close for partisans of either side to take comfort.

Oct 21, 1944 / Feature / Walter F. White

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