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From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSecondly, it took courage to stand against...him, to say we're going to do this. And he used these ...
50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSome people locally might not have been pleased that King was visiting, but he was such a prominent ...
Granderson: Overcoming America's past is everyone's responsibility
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAs a result, there’s concern about apathy. “We can do more than one thing at once,” Emhoff said...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 7 days agoNot only was Belafonte a groundbreaking singer, at one point as famous in the U.S. as Elvis Presley, but he used his fame and money to support civil rights ...
5 Best Oscar-Winning Songs By Black Musicians
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe big, cinema anthem came about when co-writer Common was cast as civil rights leader James Bevel in the film. It came together after Legend and rapper...
Letters to the Editor — Ten Commandments, preachers, abortion, ERCOT
Dallas Morning News· 12 hours agoRe: “Ten Commandments required in every public classroom — Civil rights groups say government should...
How the Right’s Illiberal Past Became Present | Washington Monthly
Washington Monthly· 2 days agoIn his 2004 novel, The Plot Against America, Philip Roth imagined an alternate history in which the ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"There'd be games and food and food and food. I'm here to tell ya it was like Christmas!" Lee, now...
JD Supra: Trailblazers, OutKasts, and Iconic Brands: The INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta
JD Supra· 6 days agoCenter For Nonviolent Social Change, a non-profit organization founded by Dr. King’s wife, Corretta Scott King, which houses exhibits on the civil rights movement ...
Is the United States Too Devoted to the Constitution?
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBoard of Education arose in part out of America’s efforts to style itself as the leader of the free...