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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Martha Layne Collins 6 years, 2 months ago
As has been stated before, I am currently working on a project highlighting Martha Layne Collins’ contributions to civil rights in Kentucky. This task has proven much more difficult than originally assumed. When […]
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Visit to the Capitol 6 years, 2 months ago
This week I visited Kentucky’s state capitol, Frankfort. The reason for this trip was to attend the Fair Housing Proclamation which commemorated the signing of the Fair Housing Act forty five years ago. Prior to […]
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Martha Layne Collins Update 6 years, 3 months ago
I am researching Martha Layne Collins for her induction to the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame. This task has proven harder than I originally expected. My focus are the years 1920 to 1970 which is quite a […]
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Women in the 1940s 6 years, 3 months ago
The role of women was a much stronger one during the civil rights era than some like to believe. Many women did not work outside of the home, so working in the movement was what they considered their contribution […]
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, “The Maid Narratives” and Cognitive Dissonance 6 years, 4 months ago
Cognitive dissonance is when a person feels different emotions about the same thing. The authors of The Maid Narratives encountered this when they were doing interviews of whites that had formerly had black […]
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Female Struggles through the Civil Rights Era 6 years, 4 months ago
Women across the nation aided in the civil right movement, each in their own way. Some women, such as Mae Street Kidd and Audrey Grevious led movements while having to cope with their own personal, internal […]
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Segregation in Education 6 years, 4 months ago
The Kentucky day law of 1904 was a state law that said that schools could not educate blacks and whites in the same school. This led to unequal education for the students and hampered the types of cultural […]
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yvettebalzer commented on the post, Louisville, Kentucky: Social Segregation 6 years, 4 months ago
I found the part about Anne Braden very interesting. That bit of information really strengthened your argument.
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yvettebalzer commented on the post, Segregation in KY 6 years, 4 months ago
I really like how you pulled so many sources into this. It makes you sound very knowledgeable! Also, the quotes are great. They really add to your post.
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Segregation in Kentucky 6 years, 4 months ago
Researchers are given an ever evolving view of segregation in Kentucky, and the rest of the United States, as more and more information comes to light. Recently, I have read two books highlighting women during the […]
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yvettebalzer commented on the post, Life after “Freedom” 6 years, 5 months ago
It seems as though each generation faces less and less discrimination. Also, each generation seems to be less influenced, publicly at least, by the discrimination they are faced with. It is amazing that blacks […]
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yvettebalzer commented on the post, Desegregation in schools: Not separate, but not equal 6 years, 5 months ago
Reading about the struggles faced by African Americans after the civil war and laws passed by Congress astounds me. African Americans faced prejudices long after the time it was considered legal. Thankfully, I […]
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Jennie Hopkins Wilson Interview 6 years, 5 months ago
After watching the Jennie Hopkins Wilson interview by KET, reading the first four chapters of The Maid Narratives, and other research, I have found many overlaps. The culture throughout the southern states was […]
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yvettebalzer wrote a new post, Citizenship 6 years, 5 months ago
Citizenship by Emma Guy Cromwell is a pamphlet describing what it means to be a citizen of the United States and an overview of how our government works on local, state, and federal levels. Cromwell stresses the […]
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