“The country had developed a delusional self-image, one of racial purity and hegemony, an industrialist white nation destined for progress. In reality, the country was witnessing an unprecedented surge in diversity, as families from every corner of the globe flocked… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share Image
“The lawyers ceded their right to argue to case before the justices. A verdict would be rendered in secret, behind closed doors, with only… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“Taft ended his opinion with an added clause, a statement so bold that it would rattle even his strongest supporters. The chief justice of… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“Arriving in the North, Martha became a migrant among immigrants, still a child, already twice removed from the ancestry she was taught to call… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“Richardson ran on a parallel course beside Adams Street, but despite their proximity, the two streets were worlds apart. Richardson, on its path west… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“After the United States entered World War I, Southern landowners had a new means of ensuring their laborers remained on plantations—the threat of the… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“For a period of twenty years, from the 1925 Gong Lum decision until the end of World War II, the majority of Delta Chinese… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“could. Jeu Gong was not so fortunate. He would have to find his bride in America. There was talk of a servant girl who… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“Whenever Jeu Gong could get away from the store, he went to his small plot of land at the far end of Bruce Street,… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“Flowers wanted to make it clear to the justices that he stood before them a strong defender of segregation. He came not to topple… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“The court’s ruling established a precedent more powerful than the Lum family could have imagined. By fighting, they only made the enemy stronger. Every… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“One of the chief ways to lure farmers from the hills to the banks of the Mississippi River, Walter Sillers Jr. and other Delta… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“Residents of Rosedale created a separate Chinese school in 1933. In 1937 a similar school was erected in nearby Cleveland. Due to limited enrollment,… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“They named her Berda after Berta Beadel, a young woman who lived in a mansion on Sycamore. Mrs. Beadel’s husband was a traveling salesman,… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“The Lums’ grocery was located on the corner of Bruce and Railroad Streets, next to the rail line. On one side of the grocery… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
“On July 1, President Calvin Coolidge signed the measure into law. With the act’s ratification, the country was set on a course to, by… — Adrienne Berard Copy Share
