Sears catalog helped African Americans subvert Jim Crow
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Historian says that in the segregated South, “Black families could buy without asking permission. Without waiting. Without being watched. With national (cheap) prices!”
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Sears bankruptcy rekindles memories of store that shaped American
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Sears catalog helped African Americans subvert Jim Crow
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February 2018 – UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog
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How the Sears catalog combated racism
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Opinion How Sears Helped Oppose Jim Crow - The New York Times
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How Sears and its catalog helped subvert Jim Crow in the South
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How Sears Catalog Fought White Supremacists
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The Sears Catalog changed how Black Americans purchased goods in
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How Sears Catalog Fought White Supremacists
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Inside Job
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Back When Sears Made Black Customers a Priority - The New York Times
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How Sears and its catalog helped subvert Jim Crow in the South