Pappas: Bloody Sunday 60th anniversary and civil rights movement offer lessons for today
What those patriotic Americans showed us is that ours is a government of the people where everyday Americans can stand up and ...
How a Black Movement About Freedom Became a Movement About Welfare
The 36 million who watched President Donald Trump's address to Congress also watched as Congressional Black Caucus member, ...
‘Backbone of the American Dream’: How Rosenwald Schools shaped the civil rights movement
Photographer Andrew Feiler documented the last remaining Rosenwald Schools built to educate Black children during segregation ...
At Selma’s civil rights anniversary, fears rise about the way forward
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most ...
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Books on protest movements of the civil rights era for adults and children
Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...
Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
Bill introduced to protect Civil Rights landmarks
The act prohibits the sale of all federally owned landmarks listed on the national register of historic places.
Oklahoma City sit-in on March 11, 1961, leads to 12 arrests amid Civil Rights Movement
On March 11, 1961, a Civil Rights Movement sit-in was held at the Anna Maude Cafeteria in Oklahoma City.According to the ...
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Historic Selma church at heart of Civil Rights Movement gets $1M in renovation funds
In addition to The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund's contribution of $1 million, Leggs said the National Park ...
The Sojourn Project provides immersive journey into civil rights history
When visitors enter the home of Jewish American peace activist Jeff Steinberg, they step into a living tribute to civil ...
Iconic singer and fighter for justice during Civil Rights Movement dead at 82
Well, you probably should. Not only was Cox a legendary folk singer, but he was known, too, as a fighter for social justice ...
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Shreveport native Dave Dennis to share experiences in local, national Civil Rights Movement
Before Civil Rights activist Dave Dennis participated and then helped plan Mississippi’s famous Summer of Freedom in 1964, the Shreveport native learned from local elders that spurred the movement ...