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RACE TRAITORS, WHITE MOBS, & HONEST ABE (MLK series)

Posted in Holidays, Series, tagged , , , on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

1. I grew up in a very white rural area. I met a black person for the first time at school when I was sixteen. She and her mother were the only black people in our entire county. Although my family is not technically white, we pass easily enough, both culturally and with the appearance [...]

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DETHRONING A KING, by Tripp York (MLK Series)

Posted in Holidays, Series, tagged , , , , on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In this essay, Christian anarchist and professor of Religious Studies, Tripp York, discusses the co-opting of King’s beliefs and message. “A dangerous Negro, now a national hero. How shall we work with that?” —Vincent Harding In a brief essay entitled “Martin Luther King, Jr: Dangerous Prophet,” Vincent Harding (a colleague of King) reminds his readers [...]

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“MLK AS HOLIDAY” ESSAY EXTENTION: Sunday, January 17

Posted in Series, tagged , on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Some people asked for a little extra time. We can dig that. Have the weekend! We look forward to reading your pieces from now through Sunday evening. To review the original post with suggestions/guidelines click on this word: Skiddadlevitzenbergestein The rest still applies: Please send all articles for review to: newoldtraditions [at] gmail [dot] com [...]

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: MLK as Holiday

Posted in Holidays, tagged on January 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »

NEW OLD SUBMISSION CALL!!! Due: Friday January 15, 2010 On Monday January 18th the United States will honor slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. with a federal holiday. We Revelers at These New Old Traditions are looking for pieces that deal with the irony of a government-sanctioned holiday that honors a person who [...]

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