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13 Myths And Truths About The Civil Rights Movement
In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...
Fred Shuttlesworth, "The most courageous civil rights fighter in the South"
In Alabama, many have come through the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport, but have you ever stopped to ask, why is it named ...
A 'misstep': Controversial MAGA Bloody Sunday billboards removed in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed announced the removal of two billboards with the words "Make America Great Again" displayed over ...
10 Black Leaders Who Take Your Civil Rights Seriously
As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...
Where 20 Black Civil Rights Leaders Went to College
Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...
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From Freedom Summer to modern activism: A Jacksonville man’s ongoing fight for civil rights and voting equality
Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Summer ...
Tuscaloosa Civil Rights Trail passport offers self-guided tours for smartphone or tablet
A new digital passport allows users to take a self-guided tour of Tuscaloosa's Civil Rights Trail. The passport provides ...
Barbara Pope Was a Civil Rights Activist Who Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Segregated Train
Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.
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Thomas Gaither, who led ‘jail-no-bail’ civil rights activism, dies at 86
Within the civil rights movement, the attention stirred by the ... Mr. Gaither was sent to Montgomery, Alabama, to prepare for Freedom Rider arrivals. In Rock Hill, Lewis and other Freedom Riders ...