Why was the song “Dixie” offensive to black people in Birmingham?

Rehnquist's Inclusion of 'Dixie' Strikes a Sour Note

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist during the impeachment trial of President Clinton in January. (Associated Press)

By Craig Timberg

Washington Post Staff Writer

Thursday, July 22, 1999; Page B1

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist led a sing-along of "Dixie" at a judicial conference in Virginia last month, upsetting some lawyers who view the anthem of the Old South as an expression of fondness for the days of slavery.

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a. a party in a lower-court case requests that the supreme court overturn the other court’s ruling in the case.

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.