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Friendship 9’s John Gaines dies at 83. SC civil rights group pioneered ‘jail, no bail’
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 10 hours ago“We had no idea at the time we did this that our actions would re-ignite the civil rights movement...
Ted Cruz’s Totally Outrageous “Proof” That the KKK Loves Democrats
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoOn Monday, he shared an absurd piece by right-wing tabloid New York Post attempting to align...
Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
theGrio via AOL· 10 hours ago“The Indian American community owes a huge debt to the civil rights movement,” said Khanna,...
New Louisiana law seeks crackdown on civil disobedience in campus protests
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoSenate Bill 294 by Sen. Valarie Hodges, R-Denham Springs, was billed as a pro-free speech proposal....
Uncovering Dad’s unsung bravery during the Civil Rights Movement
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 3 days agoEditor's note: The writer's father, Everett Fifield Jr., was originally from Council Bluffs and...
A new documentary tells the story of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer in her own words
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 4 days agoYet her story is still relatively unknown to many – and a Chicago-based filmmaker wants to change...
Rediscovered manuscript: Man defends homosexuality long before there was a gay rights movement
WYFF 4 Greenville· 3 days agoLong before there was a real gay rights movement, a man went on a mission to bring injustices...
The Reverend James Lawson Jr., Civil Rights Trailblazer, Dies at 95 - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore Times· 4 days agoReverend James M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist pastor and civil rights leader, passed away at the age of...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 hours agoPublic schools in Texas are one step closer to no longer being required to teach about various American civil rights movements in social studies classes ...
Rev. James Lawson Jr.’s legacy lives on in Nashville
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJames Lawson, a storied civil rights leader, died on Monday at age 95 in Los Angeles. Lawson is widely known as the pioneer of nonviolence during the ...
