Eight Things To Know

Clarence Thomas; Jim Crow; Rhine River; March on Washington; Ukraine; Navalny; Fred Astaire

1. Clarence Thomas, ‘the wrong Negro’

2. Who was Jim Crow?

3. The Rhine runs dry

4. JFK and the March on Washington, 1963

5. Russia recruits prisoners to fight in Ukraine

6. This week’s term is “vatnik”

7. Navalny news

8. Fred Astaire, age 71, dances at the 1970 Oscars

1. Clarence Thomas, ‘the wrong Negro.’

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