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Jeffrey D. Gonda

@professyr

Historian of race, law, & protest. Author of Unjust Deeds: The Restrictive Covenant Cases & the Making of the Civil Rights Movement (@uncpressblog, 2015).

 Syracuse University
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Joined June 2013
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A Long Way from Home Archive: documents the documentary about the experiences of the generation of Black and Latino ballplayers who desegregated baseball after Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 beinecke.library.yale.edu/ar…
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One of the better issues of the JCHR will be coming at you in May. Two groundbreaking research articles and forums on two groundbreaking books. @professyr @drashleyfarmer @racewomanist @AsiaLeeds @bronaldbyrd @KeishaBlain
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On this day in 1964, approx 460,000 NYC public school students boycotted school to protest school segregation. @wnyc bit.ly/1PRW1Mt
Demand for School Integration Leads to Massive 1964 Boycott — In New York City | WNYC

Demand for School Integration Leads to Massive 1964 Boycott — In New York City | WNYC

The largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history was not in Little Rock. Or Selma. Or Montgomery. It happened in New York City over segregated schools, where the battle continues.

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Yes! nitter.gq/legalhistory/status/82…
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The John Hope Franklin Memorial Highway: McClatchy DC reports that as one of his final acts before leaving the… dlvr.it/NC33yM
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Leah Boustan@leah_boustan21 Jan 2017
With no measurement, no justice. From @RepGosar: "No fed funds may be used to maintain geospatial info on community racial disparities" nitter.gq/danielkayhertz/status/…
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Replying to @leah_boustan @bruteforceblog
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Janai Nelson@JNelsonLDF20 Jan 2017
Trump administration overturns Obama’s FHA mortgage-fee cut bloomberg.com/politics/artic… via @bpolitics
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NCPA@NCPANOW19 Jan 2017
ADs profiteer off exploiting players & using $ to influence Congress. Same school colors but R not on players team: bit.ly/2jCKk7U
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Streaming now - The Black Student-Athlete in the Age of Black Lives Matter (Jan. 4 – 6, 2017) #BlackStudentAthlete diversity.utexas.edu/blackst…
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Black Student-Athlete Summit 2017 – Jan 4 – 6 Austin, TX: The Black Student-Athlete in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter diversity.utexas.edu/blackst…
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AlanaSemuels@AlanaSemuels29 Nov 2016
How will Obama's desegregation initiatives fare under Trump? I take a look: theatlantic.com/business/arc…

The Future of Housing Desegregation Under Trump

The president-elect is skeptical about many of the Obama administration’s attempts to give minorities access to better homes.

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I love it! A shoutout for my book in @PhysicsToday from Activist/Astrophysicist @astrojohnjohn Thanks!! ow.ly/zAPx306Dm2v
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Legal Defense Fund@NAACP_LDF18 Nov 2016
Here's more on Jeff Sessions record on #civilrights. Click the link to read the full overview: naacpldf.org/files/about-us/…
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Wed at 7pm: John Edgar Wideman discusses WRITING TO SAVE A LIFE w/ Jeffrey Gonda (@professyr) & @brandonmterry ow.ly/hlWT306c6ry
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This. A valuable primer on getting your message through to your Congressperson. nitter.gq/editoremilye/status/79…
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Legal Defense Fund@NAACP_LDF6 Nov 2016
If you're intimidated at polls or have problems voting, call 866-Our-Vote (English) 866-Ve-Y-Vota (Spanish) 866-API-Vote (Asian Languages)
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Harvard JCHS@Harvard_JCHS5 Nov 2016
It's big, complicated, and no one's sure who's responsible for fixing #housing fastcompany.com/3064829/the-… @ceherbert @ruthreader @FastCompany
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#ICYMI: Our suit w/ @NAACP_LDF & @CovingtonLLP seeks to end racially discriminatory tax foreclosures in Detroit buff.ly/2dJeEu2
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