Then and Now: How the Filibuster Perpetuates White Supremacy
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The filibuster, a parliamentary procedure allowing for extended debate and obstruction in the U.S. Senate, has a long and troubling history deeply entwined with the suppression of Black rights and progress. One of the earliest proponents of the filibuster was South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. Beginning in the mid-1800s, Calhoun led a group of pro-slavery, segregationist senators in blocking debate on any legislation that threatened to take away power from white Southerners who relied on slave labor to maintain their wealth. A strong advocate of Southern nationalism and secessionism,
Then and Now: How the Filibuster Perpetuates White Supremacy
Then and Now: How the Filibuster Perpetuates…
Then and Now: How the Filibuster Perpetuates White Supremacy
The filibuster, a parliamentary procedure allowing for extended debate and obstruction in the U.S. Senate, has a long and troubling history deeply entwined with the suppression of Black rights and progress. One of the earliest proponents of the filibuster was South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. Beginning in the mid-1800s, Calhoun led a group of pro-slavery, segregationist senators in blocking debate on any legislation that threatened to take away power from white Southerners who relied on slave labor to maintain their wealth. A strong advocate of Southern nationalism and secessionism,