Author Archives: William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Tennessee passes laws authorizing racial discrimination in hotels, public transportation, and amusement parks. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) is proud to present A History of Racial Injustice … Continue reading →

White woman and black man are arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, for walking and talking together on the street. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) is proud to present … Continue reading →

Virginia’s Eugenical Sterilization Act is signed into law and later becomes the model sterilization law for other states and for Nazi Germany. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) … Continue reading →

Lloyd Gaines, a black man, disappears months after U.S. Supreme Court orders him admitted to University of Missouri School of Law; family suspects he was murdered. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The … Continue reading →

U.S. Supreme Court declares in Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia that Indian tribes are “domestic dependent nations” whose relationship to the U.S. “resembles that of a ward to his guardian.” From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial … Continue reading →