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Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Bulletin· 4 days agoToday is Wednesday, June 19, the 171st day of 2024. This is Juneteenth. On June 19, 1964, the Civil...
How Pekin is connected to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria· 3 days agoPEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — If it wasn’t for the influence of a U.S. Senator from Pekin, one of the most...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoOn Thursday, Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Glen Ivey (D-MD) and Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Economic Inclusion
Daughter shares story of her father, Deputy Sheriff Fifield, during the Civil Rights era
The St. Augustine Record· 5 days agoAugustine Record to share the history of her father, Everett Fifield, a part-time deputy sheriff for...
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 days agoQ: Who was involved in getting the Civil Rights Act passed? President Lyndon Baines...had the power...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 5 days agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
A piece of St. Augustine’s civil rights history that often goes untold
WJXT Jacksonville· 5 days agoSixteen Jewish rabbis were arrested 60 years ago today for demonstrating against segregation in St....
Civil Rights History: Remembering the Monson Motor Lodge Protest 60 years later
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 5 days agoToday, city leaders will honor a pivotal moment in American history that happened right in St....
Local historian shares tales of St. Helena’s freed people during and after the Civil War
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRice, cotton and indigo were the most prominent crops in the area, at the time. It’s worth noting...
Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
theGrio via AOL· 6 days agoCivil Rights icon Rev. James Lawson at..., who noted that the Immigration Reform Act, which made it...