Civil Rights Icon Whom Trump Called A 'Hero' Erased From Arlington Cemetery Website
Medgar Evers, a World War II veteran who fought segregation in Mississippi, is among service members whose histories have ...
Harford Civil Rights Project tells story of county as a "hub of civil rights"
Dr. Karmel says the Harford Civil Rights Project was created to highlight what happened over the past 60 years, the pivotal players, and how change was made.
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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 ...
‘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 ...
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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was a Yogi: ‘She was often taking care of herself’
The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in March 1973 ... a pivotal event in the modern Civil Rights Movement. The way Parks took a stand for civil rights reflects many of the principles ...
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From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...
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Nat King Cole’s often overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement
Examining Cole through the lens of his activism uncovers the nuanced ways in which he challenged the status quo and contributed to the Civil Rights Movement ... of his public image lay a deeply ...
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How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump’s crackdown on campus protests
NEW YORK (AP) — When protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia University’s campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil ...
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‘Backbone of the American Dream’: How Rosenwald Schools shaped the civil rights movement
Feiler, a fifth-generation Jewish civil rights activist ... but Feiler has also published a book with over 100 additional images. For its introduction, he sought out former U.S. Rep.