Why Congress was once ‘The Last Plantation’

Why Congress was once ‘The Last Plantation’

By David MoscaNJ Urban NewsWhile “The Last Plantation: Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress” may be the name of Dr. James R. Jones’ new book, he acknowledged the metaphor known as “The Last Plantation” was not invented by him – but by members of Congress. The term goes back to 1978 when U.S. Senator John Glenn used it to describe how Congress was exempt from federal workplace laws, which allowed the use of practices that were discrimin…