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Slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers' work honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 18 hours ago“Medgar Evers, who is already remembered for his pursuit of equality and justice as part of the civil rights movement, now joins a most distinguished group ...
Bennie Thompson applauds posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom for Medgar Evers
The Hill via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoRep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) was just a boy when civil rights leader Medgar Evers was gunned down...
Civil rights icon John Lewis subject of new biography
Rolling Out· 10 hours agoLegendary Civil Rights activist and long-time Georgia Representative John Lewis will be the subject...
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pelosi, Gore, 17 others: Watch live
The Hill via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoPresident Biden on Friday afternoon will present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people of...
Civil rights leader, Mississippi native Medgar Evers posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of...
The Vicksburg Post· 17 hours agoMississippi native and civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday. Evers, who was murdered by a Ku Klux Klan ...
Opinion | The Columbia Protests Made the Same Mistake the Civil Rights Movement Did
New York Times· 14 hours agoAfter students occupied the university’s storied Hamilton Hall — and police officers in riot gear conducted over 100 arrests — the administration closed the campus, moved all classes online ...
Medgar Evers receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, country’s highest civilian honor
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoAfterward, he vowed he would never be defeated again and that he would keep fighting by joining...
Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 activists, athletes, politicians and others
Los Angeles Times· 8 hours agoPresident Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil...
Why You Need to Spend Juneteenth in the Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement
Thrillist Food & Drink· 3 days agoAs the site of some of the most significant moments of the Civil Rights Movement, you’d be remiss...
Cinco de Mayo 2024: The civil rights movement that made Cinco de Mayo popular in the US
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCinco de Mayo isn’t a really popular holiday in Mexico, believe it or not. But since the 1960s, it’s become widely celebrated in the United States due to a civil rights < ...