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 ...
Historic Gordonsville school celebrates civil rights, Black history
Black history was celebrated through gospel music and spoken word at a special event honoring the Civil Rights era in ...
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Activists are ‘up for the fight’ to preserve civil rights in an era of uncertainty: Rev. Sharpton
It’s the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” and civil rights activists took to the streets of Selma, Alabama to remember the ...
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Robert Clark, Mississippi's First Black Lawmaker After Civil Rights Era, Dies at 96
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi 's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century ...
Rep. Al Green Accepts Censure Vote and Recalls Civil Rights Era Protests
Rep. Al Green of Texas thought about the Black liberation struggle of the 1960s on Thursday, as House Speaker Mike Johnson, a ...
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges to speak in Long Beach on Wednesday
Bridges made history at 6-years-old when she walked into an all-White grade school in Louisiana, surrounded by federal ...
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Maria Varela: The Latina organizer who photographed the Black experience during the Civil Rights era
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was a time marred by the strife of the African American community in the United States. In an era where Jim Crow laws segregated and vilified African ...
New lawsuit alleges Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill responsibilities after cuts
A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated ...
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Activists are ‘up for the fight’ to preserve civil rights in an era of uncertainty: Rev. Sharpton
It’s the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” and civil rights activists took to the streets of Selma, Alabama to remember the horrific events and the legacy of those who fought for equality.