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How Pekin is connected to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria· 2 days agoPEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — If it wasn’t for the influence of a U.S. Senator from Pekin, one of the most...
Today in History: June 19, Senate approves Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 4 days agoToday in History
Daughter shares story of her father, Deputy Sheriff Fifield, during the Civil Rights era
The St. Augustine Record· 4 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...
A piece of St. Augustine’s civil rights history that often goes untold
WJXT Jacksonville· 4 days agoSixteen Jewish rabbis were arrested 60 years ago today for demonstrating against segregation in St....
Parents Invoke Brown in Lawsuit over Closure of RI School for English Learners
The 74 via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe impending closure of a small Rhode Island high school has prompted some rare pushback:...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 4 days agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
Civil Rights History: Remembering the Monson Motor Lodge Protest 60 years later
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 4 days agoToday, city leaders will honor a pivotal moment in American history that happened right in St....
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 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
Rebuild America’s crucial Black-Jewish alliance
New York Daily News· 1 day agoThe murders galvanized the nation, ultimately leading to the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964. Goodman and Schwerner ...