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Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
This film traces the fascinating and complex life of this neglected civil rights hero. From AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. The civil rights movement was set in motion by activists of the National ...
In a powerful new book, a hero of the Civil Rights era tells her story to children
Claudette Colvin co-wrote the book, about bus boycotts and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with ...
Staten Island remembers civil rights champion Hazel Dukes
Hazel Dukes, at center in front, gathers with members of the Staten Island NAACP. At left is Ed Josey, chapter president, and ...
Bossier Press-Tribune2d
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, ...
Alabama Political Reporter10d
Sen. Britt honors Alabama’s Civil Rights pioneers 60 years after Bloody Sunday
This comes ahead of the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, which will be commemorated this coming weekend.
WBUR23d
Author on John Lewis's legacy and the split within the civil rights movement
The book offers a deep look into the life of the Late John Lewis. The iconic civil rights activist eventually became one of the most revered politicians of his time. This conversation originally ...
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Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
Walter White is one of the unsung heroes of the 20th century. KARLOS HILL, HISTORIAN: When we think about the civil rights movement today, we don't think so much about all those who laid the ...
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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
"Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP" traces the life of this neglected civil rights hero and seeks to explain his disappearance from our history. With his blond hair and blue eyes ...