Atlanta, GA – Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice & Human Rights issued the following statement on the violent attack by white supremacists in Charlottesville, VA: “Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of brave foot soldier, Heather Heye, and all of the victims of the Charlottesville car attack as well as […]
Obama Tweets Mandela Quotes After Charlottesville Clashes
By Caroline Linton, CBS News – Former President Obama tweeted quotes from Nelson Mandela after violent clashes Saturday in what is believed to be the largest white nationalist rally in a decade left three people dead, including a pedestrian killed when a car plowed into a group of counter-protesters. “No one is born hating another […]
Haley Barbour’s Racially Insensitive Remarks
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour recently put his foot in his mouth during an interview with The Weekly Standard when he spoke about his memories of the civil rights movement. According to Reuters.com, Barbour, who may seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, said of the segregated South, “I just don’t remember it as being that […]