Dec 18, 2009

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Compare and Contrast

1930s: Blacks are treated as second-class citizens. In the South, a legal regime of "separate but equal" enforces this status.

1980s: Civil Rights legislation and affirmative action have opened up opportunities to blacks and enabled legal recourse for those who suffer the effects of racism.

Today: Affirmative action has been successfully overturned in some parts of the country. Other legislation is under attack and Congress refuses to pass a federal hate-crimes...