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Blog Entries by Chris Benson from 01/2011

From a Moment of Silence to a Moment of Engagement: Common Sense in Responding to the Tragedy in Tucson

| Posted 01.10.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Racism in Politics, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Sarah Palin, President Barack Obama, Chicago News

The following is an open letter to students enrolled in my Hate Crimes course during the fall semester, 2010. 10 January 2011 Dear Students: Thank ...

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King's First Chicago Speech: A Message of Hope That Still Resonates and Challenges

| Posted 01.17.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Mark Morrison-Reed, Trumbull Park, Unitarian Universalist Church, Martin Luther King Day, Rockefeller Chapel, Timuel Black, Chicago News

Whenever people come together in Chicago to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as they did today, there invariably is the reflection on his Chicago campaign in 1966 -- when he hit a brick wall of resistance.

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