Today first takes us to the lovely Portland Oregon where we’re learning about “The Ugly Laws” that were created to stop disabled people from being seen in public and “obstructing the roadways.” For people with visible disabilities, this history will not sound surprising, considering how entitled the public feels to comment on the way disability…Continue reading How the Ugly Laws were designed to keep disabled people out of sight
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Disabled Women in History: Fannie Lou Hamer and the Civil Rights Movement
Fannie Lou Hamer grew up as a sharecropper, earned the nickname “the First Lady of Civil Rights”, became the co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Party and the co-founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus, and she lived with a disability. Fannie had a gift for captivating audiences with her forceful personality. She dealt with violence…Continue reading Disabled Women in History: Fannie Lou Hamer and the Civil Rights Movement