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Thomas Healy

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Going Negative

Judicial dissent in the Supreme Court has a long history.

by Thomas Healy via Boston Review on November 12, 2015

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A promotional pamphlet for Soul City, 1969.

Black Capitalism in One City

Soul City was a boondoggle—not a story of lost or forgotten roads tragically not taken.

by Adolph Reed Jr. via Dissent on May 25, 2022

A highway sign on Route 1 points the way to Soul City.

The Lost Plan for a Black Utopian Town

Soul City in North Carolina was designed to build Black wealth and address racial injustice. Then its opponents lined up.

by Divya Subramanian via The New Republic on March 17, 2021

Three panels of a graphic depicting Soul city. Images include two people walking in a street, people playing golf, and the inside of a mall

The Plan to Build a Capital for Black Capitalism

In 1969, an activist set out to build an African-American metropolis from scratch. What would have happened if Soul City had succeeded?

by Kelefa Sanneh via The New Yorker on February 1, 2021

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