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Arkansas and Florida Become First States to Pass Right-to-Work Laws Through Racist, Anti-Semitic Campaign

1944-11-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Arkansas and Florida become the first two states to enact “right-to-work” laws on November 7, 1944, following campaigns led by Vance Muse and the Christian American Association that explicitly frame anti-union legislation as essential for maintaining racial segregation and Jim Crow labor …

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Alabama Constitutional Convention: White Supremacy Constitution Becomes Blueprint for Southern Disenfranchisement

1901-05-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Alabama Constitutional Convention adopted a new state constitution explicitly designed to eliminate Black voting while maintaining white political supremacy through facially neutral provisions. Convention president John Knox declared in his opening address that the convention’s purpose was …

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