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A Final Graduation Requirement: Making Sense of Protest
New York Times· 1 hour agoStanding on the stage at Radio City Music Hall, Mariame Sissoko began to speak in a voice trembling,...
An ACLU lawyer defended racists’ free speech rights. Now she’s running for Congress
Virginia Mercury via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter growing up learning about the Civil Rights Movement and the importance of people being free to...
If You Hate These Iconic Movies, You Can't Call Yourself a Real Boomer
MediaFeed via AOL· 6 days agoIMDb Boomers & Movies Baby boomers were there for Woodstock in 1969, watched the moon landing live...
Gerald Ensley: Two dimes on a city bus brought cultural upheaval
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 days ago(This column was first published in the Tallahassee Democrat on May 21, 2006.) Fifty years ago...
70 years after Brown v Board, Alabama town still grapples with divided schools
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThis story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that...
80 years later, D-Day through the eyes of Staten Islanders
Staten Island Advance· 2 days agoEditor’s note: A group of Staten Islanders, including students from Wagner College and its choral...
'Lost the High Ground'
The North Coast Journal· 5 days agoThe purpose of peaceful assembly, protected by the Bill of Rights, and proven effective in struggles from Indian independence to the Civil Rights...
Rev. Bill Lawson: Funeral held for civil rights icon, founder of Wheeler Ave. Baptist Church
ABC13 Houston· 4 days agoWheeler Avenue Baptist Church will be filled with thousands to honor the life of founder Reverend...
An ACLU lawyer defended racists’ free speech rights. Now she’s running for Congress
Loudoun Times-Mirror· 5 days agoAfter growing up learning about the Civil Rights Movement and the importance of people being free to...
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 23 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open. Banks, federal offices, most state offices ...