15 Shreveport civil rights stories that shocked historians
Joiner said it has been difficult for team members to uncover hidden history, process the information on emotional and intellectual levels, and publish the materials.
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The Railroad Workers Behind the Civil Rights Movement
Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...
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He helped strike down segregated schools. See how NC, Raleigh will honor him this weekend.
An N.C. Civil Rights Trail marker acknowledging the work of Willis “Bill” Graves Jr. will be unveiled at 11 a.m. at 814 Oberlin Road, his birth site and childhood home. The home now houses ...
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Black History Month playlist: 25 songs of civil rights, protest and hope
Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by ...
Investopedia22d
What Is the Civil Rights Act of 1964? What's Included and History
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed segregation ...
Newsweek22d
Joe Biden's Pardon of Black Civil Rights Leader Corrects 'Injustice'
Ex-President Joe Biden used his waning hours in office in part to issue a posthumous pardon for Black civil rights icon Marcus ... Marcus Garvey's vision and ideas of education, entrepreneurship ...
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Trump Breaks Campaign Trail Pledge to Leave Abortion Rights to States, Signs Executive Orders to Limit Access to Abortion and Birth Control
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday reviving Republican anti-abortion policies after declaring on the campaign trail that he ...
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Family of Ky. man killed by police says national civil rights attorney is taking their case
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The family of a Kentucky man killed by police in his own home tells WKYT that civil rights attorney Ben Crump is taking on their case. On December 23, Doug Harless was ...
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New Bern to unveil civil rights markers at historic sites this weekend
"So now we're part of the Civil Rights trail," Victor Dove said. "I've heard of the Civil Rights trail before. I've seen signs in other cities before, but now to know that they have commemorated ...
Jurist25d
US DOJ halts all ongoing and future civil rights litigation
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered its Civil Rights Division to halt all ongoing litigation from former President Joe Biden’s administration and not pursue new cases or settlements, according ...
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Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
Their “jail no bail” tactic dramatized their moral commitment and changed the direction of the civil rights movement. Within days, protesters in other cities followed suit, their incarceration ...