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She died after lifelong push to gain reparations for Blacks, effort continues in Detroit
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCivil rights leader and former Detroit City Council member JoAnn Watson championed a route to social...
Unsung Detroit heroes: 2 Martin Luther King Jr. marches possible
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNearly 60 years ago, on Aug. 28, 1963, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history was...
Rosa Parks documentary on Peacock redefines the legend's courageous life
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” the icon of the title expresses a hint of frustration at being defined as a seamstress who got tired. “Interviewers still only want to talk about ...
'He was quite a man': Primus Moore remembered as community pillar
McAlester News-Capital, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 27—Primus Moore made a lasting impression on people in his nearly four decades at McAlester schools and a lifetime of community involvement. Moore worked in several roles at McAlester Public ...