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The story of one of the most influential yet forgotten civil rights figures
While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an ...
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 ...
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Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man Bill Russell made history in the US Civil Rights era
We remember Russell for his 11 titles, but the world remembers him for what he did to support the struggle for civil rights.
The U.S. Army has erased Medgar Evers from the Arlington National Cemetery website
The purge came after an executive order by President Trump to eliminate all Diversity, Equality and Inclusion programs.
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Learning From the Courage of the Civil Rights Movement
It was very difficult to keep going when all our efforts seemed in vain,” Rosa Parks described her work in the 1940s and ...
Civil rights icon Dr. Hazel Dukes memorialized by political leaders
A long list of political standouts came out to memorialize the late Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, the president of the NAACP New York ...
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Review: What were the secret schools that helped prepare Black people to vote?
Rosa Parks would refuse to move to the back of the bus; the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would advocate nonviolence as he became the face and voice of the civil rights movement. Spell Freedom ...
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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, the Shreveport native learned from local elders that spurred the movement ...