The politics of race in general in the United States

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Anti-Black violence: how it’s used to control America
People’s Tribune, May 1997. In perhaps no other country on earth do skin color and nationality constitute such explosive material. For about the past 20 years, it seems, things have been getting steadily worse and we are now in the midst of a reign of terror against people of color. The ideology of white supremacy has profound implications for the future of all of us.
Precis of The Color of Politics: Race, Class, and the Mainsprings of American Politics by Michael Goldfield
From Mike Goldfield, 26 October 1998. Traces our current political morass to its roots in the racism of the labor movement after World War II. The role of racism in the long decline of the labor movement.
Integration: What’s Left?
By Robin D. G. Kelley, The Nation, [3 December 1998]. The term racial integration has always sat rather uncomfortably in left circles, especially among black radicals. White liberal goal was to produce fully assimilated black people devoted to the American dream. Sharing power was rarely part of the equation.
No Rights Whites Must Respect
By Dr. Manning Marable, Along the Color Line, January 2000. Despite the nearly 150 years since the Dred Scott decision, African Americans still encounter nearly identical racist attitudes from the police and the courts. Oneonta, 1992. Dred Scott is still alive and well in America’s racist criminal justice system.
Race, Poverty & Transportation
By Rich Stolz, Poverty & Race, March/April 2000. For decades, minorities have fought against the discriminatory impact of transportation planning and practices in their communities.