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Civil rights history: Federal grant to help fund All-Star preservation in Orangeburg
The Times and Democrat· 54 minutes agoThe federal government will provide another $750,000 for the preservation of All-Star Bowling Lanes in downtown Orangeburg, according to Congressman James Clyburn.
Seeing MLK's Legacy at the Gaza Solidarity Protests
Time via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe police roughed up many of the protesters, so King underlined the need for the federal government to create a special civil rights force to prevent...
Dayton NAACP history: How an emotional address led to the local chapter in 1915
Dayton Daily News· 54 minutes agoOn Feb. 12, 1909, the nation’s most widely recognized civil rights organization, the National...
The Radically Different Lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis
The New York Sun· 21 hours agoJohn Lewis first shows up in Jonathan Eig’s trenchant biography as the kind of courageous and...
Gerth: Ed Hamilton's statues have immortalized some of the nation's greatest. Who will make his?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 49 minutes agoHis 12-foot statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting on the... & Clark Expedition, that sits on the...
FROM THE LEFT: Seeking a civil path in Palestine protests • The Malibu Times
The Malibu Times· 16 hours agoPresident Joe Biden has made very clear that affirming the right to peaceful protest is ultimately...
Slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers' work honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoWith this esteem recognition, the world will remember his legacy forever." In addition to working as a civil rights activist, Evers was an Army veteran who fought for his ...
Arkansas, national leaders unveil Daisy Bates statue at U.S. Capitol | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 1 day agoCivil-rights leader Daisy Bates joined a short list of Americans honored at the U.S. Capitol as...
Ohio Humanities honors 70 years since Brown vs. Board
WCMH via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Lincoln School Marchers story is one that we have shared over the last...
P. L. Dunbar Middle School recognized for 100 years of educating students in Lynchburg
WFXR Roanoke via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoLYNCHBURG Va. (WFXR) — One middle school in Hill City was recognized for its history and for...