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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· 2 days agocivil rights A student leader of the NAACP who helped organize many of Rock Hill’s protests in the ...
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoNot just the right to vote, but the right for all people to have human dignity. Q: Dr. King was...
Maryland’s marijuana pardons reflect uneven shift in U.S. drug policy
Washington Post· 54 minutes agoExperts and civil rights advocates said the historic movement, driven by the Biden administration...
‘Mormon Land’: The case for a group dedicated to protecting Latter-day Saint civil rights
The Salt Lake Tribune· 15 hours agoFor 115 years, the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, has been advancing the...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 17 hours agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 14 hours agoJuneteenth, a blend of "June" and "Nineteenth," is a 159-year-old holiday that celebrates the liberation of the last group of enslaved African Americans...
Civil Rights History: Remembering the Monson Motor Lodge Protest 60 years later
WJAX via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoToday, city leaders will honor a pivotal moment in American history that happened right in St. Augustine. In 1964, African American & ...
50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoKing's visit was covered by reporter Kenneth C. Field, one of the first full-time African-American...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years that makes Juneteenth a national...
Spike Lee among National Civil Rights Museum's Freedom Award honorees
Gannett via AOL· 19 hours agoBy placing American racial history and themes into a dramatic context, and by celebrating Black...
