It’s been three years since the murder of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the U.S. It may have led to some progress, especially in how history is viewed.

But, one narrative that still survives though is that the Civil Rights movement was carried out largely in the south where Jim Crow laws and most racism were thought to exist.

While there may not have been explicit Jim Crow laws in the north, there was racism and unwritten rules that discriminated against Blacks.

In 2008, author and historian Thomas Sugrue wrote the book Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten History for Civil Rights in the North.

Sugrue is Julius Silver, Roslyn S. Silver, and Enid Silver Winslow Professor, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History, Director of the NYU Cities Collaborative at New York University.

Sugrue will be speaking in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s Framing Pennsylvania History Series on Pennsylvania and the unfinished struggle for civil rights Wednesday, June 14 at 1:30 at the State Museum in Harrisburg.

It’s been three years since the murder of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the U.S. It may have led to some progress, especially in how history is viewed.
But, one narrative that still survives though is that the Civil Rights movement was carried out largely in the south where Jim Crow laws and most racism were thought to exist.
While there may not have been explicit Jim Crow laws in the north, there was racism and unwritten rules that discriminated against Blacks.
In 2008, author and historian Thomas Sugrue wrote the book Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten History for Civil Rights in the North.
Sugrue is Julius Silver, Roslyn S. Silver, and Enid Silver Winslow Professor, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis and History, Director of the NYU Cities Collaborative at New York University.
Sugrue will be speaking in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s Framing Pennsylvania History Series on Pennsylvania and the unfinished struggle for civil rights Wednesday, June 14 at 1:30 at the State Museum in Harrisburg.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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