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Miscegenation Loving vs. Virginia

Interracial relationships and later marriages were an unanticipated irritant of free slave labor. This dalliance was illegal in all but 9 states. An article by the Jim Crow Museum [motto: “Witness, Understand, Heal”] delineated the argument against miscegenation; “The fear of interracial marriage was a major argument used to support racial segregation during the Jim Crow Era. […]

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It’s a brand-new year with new players and hopefully no old tactics

     Ol Pete reviewed the list of three candidates who qualified and interviewed for the job. The pickings were slim.  Not a single applicant had the breadth of experience that one would want for a school district of this size.  With the constant turmoil around this position, The Detective doubts running the ad for longer would have made much difference. The Broward school district hasn’t had a Chief Facilities Officer in more than two years and the ones they had, had all sorts of problems. Ol Pete recalls Leo Bobadillo and Derrick Messier.  What a mess!!! […]