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70 Years After Brown V. Board of Education, Little Rock Nine Reflect on Their Sacrifice
The Root· 58 minutes ago"We were willing to stay there because it was important to be there,” said Terrence Roberts
Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoArdent segregationist Lester Maddox became governor of Georgia after earning the admiration of white...
Opinion | The difficult truth we have yet to confront 70 years after Brown v. Board Education
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoBut one of the hard facts that we must confront is that in the 70 years since Brown, the social and...
NC’s public schools are now more racially segregated than they were in the 1980s
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 56 minutes ago“Really discouraging” research about North Carolina comes amid the 70th anniversary of the Brown v....
Corey A. DeAngelis: School choice is civil rights cause
The Times and Democrat· 9 hours agoThe U.S. Supreme Court took a historic step toward ending injustice on May 17, 1954, with its Brown...
Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr. make the ballot in Pennsylvania?
Philly.com· 1 day agoIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to make the ballot in all 50...
Houston mourns "Three Amigos" Member Reverend Lawson: A Life devoted to justice #HoustonLegend
FOX 26 Houston· 3 days agoFOX 26's Damali Keth reports on the life of Reverend William Lawson who founded Wheeler Avenue...
The Protest Vote That Still Haunts Me 50 Years Later
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoUnless I wanted to protest with invisible ink by casting an invalid write-in vote, I was limited to the candidates on the Michigan ballot: Humphrey,...
On this day in history, May 17, 1954, Supreme Court trounces segregation in landmark Brown v. Board...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThe U.S Supreme Court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional in the landmark Brown...
The Supreme Court Has Restored A Voting Map In Louisiana. Here's Why That's A Win For Black Voters
The Root· 23 hours agoOn Wednesday, the Supreme Court made the decision to restore a congressional voting map in...