‘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 ...
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.
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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Bloody Sunday: Today marks 60 years since attack on Civil Rights marchers in Selma
Friday marks 60 years since “Bloody Sunday,” a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. On March 7, ...
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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, ...
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, ...
60 years after Selma, we face an anti-human rights backlash | Column
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his demonstrators stream over an Alabama River bridge at the city limits of Selma, Ala., ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Remembering Hazel Dukes: NYC pols honor life of civil rights icon at Harlem service
Leaders across New York City gathered in Harlem Wednesday to pay tribute to Dr. Hazel Dukes, a pivotal figure in the civil ...