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'Not a Racist Bone in His Body’: The Origins of the Default Defense Against Racism

The rise of the colorblind ideology that prevents us from addressing racism.

by Justin Gomer, Christopher F. Petrella via Made By History on April 11, 2019

How the Reagan Administration Stoked Fears of Anti-White Racism

The origins of the politics of “reverse discrimination."

by Justin Gomer, Christopher F. Petrella via Made By History on October 10, 2017

Ronald Reagan signing MLK Day legislation on November 2, 1983 / Courtesy the U.S. National Archives.

Reagan Used MLK Day to Undermine Racial Justice

Reagan never really believed that Martin Luther King, Jr., deserved a holiday.

by Justin Gomer, Christopher F. Petrella via Boston Review on January 15, 2017

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