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Mark V. Barrow, Jr. | The Conversation (opens the original)
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Mark V. Barrow, Jr. | The Conversation Person Page Immigration The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz Mark V. Barrow, Jr. | The Conversation The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. One aspect of the South Florida facility has drawn far less attention, though: the name itself, and the long history of associating alligators with racist ideas about people of color.
The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz (opens the original)
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This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Mark V. Barrow, Jr. is a Professor of History at Virginia Tech. The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over detainees’ treatment, environmental claims over damage to protected wetlands and uncertainty about the future of the airstrip it was built on. One aspect of the So
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The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over detaineesâ treatment, environmental claims over damage to protected wetlands and uncertainty about the future of the airstrip it was built on. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Originally published on theconversation.com, part o
The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz (opens the original)
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The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over detaineesâ treatment, environmental claims over damage to protected wetlands and uncertainty about the future of the airstrip it was built on. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Originally published on theconversation.com, part o
The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz (opens the original)
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The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over detaineesâ treatment, environmental claims over damage to protected wetlands and uncertainty about the future of the airstrip it was built on. One aspect of the South Florida facility has drawn far less attention, though: the name itself, and the long history of associating alligators with racist ideas about people of color. Iâm a historian of wildlife, the enviro
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