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Can you pass this discriminatory voting literacy test?

August 24, 2020 R. Wolf Baldassarro 0

The literal tests were intentionally complicated, confusing if not nearly impossible to pass. Whites were rarely required to take the tests, and if they were, they were “passed” by poll administrators.  To make matters worse, the literacy tests often consisted of more than 30 questions and had to be taken […]

Banned Books Awareness: “Tarzan”

April 6, 2014 R. Wolf Baldassarro 3

Part of growing up in the 20th century was reading the adventures of Tarzan of the Apes, through a series of 24 books by Edgar Rice Burroughs; the novels are considered classic literature by adults, as well. Written between 1912 and 1965, Tarzan has been adapted numerous times for radio, […]

The High Cost of the Freedom of Speech

July 21, 2013 R. Wolf Baldassarro 0

The freedom of speech comes at a very high price for those few who dare to engage in their constitutional right to use it. For Justin Carter it cost him 5 months of his life- and could still cost him at least 10 more years. Now, a teenage coffee shop […]