racism – Gus diZerega

Getting Clear on Critical Race Theory

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 by Gus

Gus diZerega

6/28/2021

As I have watched, read, and engaged in discussions about Critical Race Theory (CRT), I discovered people advocating it often use very different definitions. When this diversity is ignored, as it often is, debates can become acrimonious … Read more

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The troubling case of eugenics

Posted on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by Gus

In the late 1880s Darwin’s cousin, Francis Galton advocated applying scientific insights to human reproduction. He label his proposed science “eugenics.” Galton argued that just as physical traits were obviously inherited, the same could be said for mental qualities. In … Read more

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A Brief Overview of the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on May 8, 2013May 29, 2020 by Gus

On February 1, 1960, the first sit-in began in the segregated South. In Greensboro, North Carolina, four African American students sat in at the local Woolworth’s lunch counter. The company had happily taken their money when they made a purchase … Read more

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Dixie: America’s First Counter Culture

Posted on May 8, 2013November 28, 2020 by Gus

Southern Baptists are the religious right’s most powerful component. Yet at one time Baptists were considered one of the most progressive Protestant denominations. Early in our history, when the principles of our Declaration still lived in the hearts of many, … Read more

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