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For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoNearby Chase masterpieces include the Phillips House and the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church,...
Juneteenth: What it is and how to celebrate it
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIt is America’s newest holiday, following up from Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which was declared in 1983, according ...
James M. Lawson Jr., a Top Strategist for Dr. King, Is Dead at 95
New York Times· 3 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., a civil rights strategist for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Coming Up for Air
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoMaya Lin's works include the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982), the Civil Rights Memorial (1989), and...
Celebrate America’s second Independence Day in Hampton Roads with these Juneteenth events
The Virginian-Pilot· 31 minutes agoCelebrate freedom with Juneteenth events this weekend and through the end of the month.
James Lawson, towering civil rights activist and pioneer in nonviolent protest, dies at 95
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoNot many people could do all that." Lawson called King's assassination a "crucifixion" during an...
Mary Louise Powell, the matchmaker for MLK and Coretta Scott King, will finally receive a headstone...
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoPowell’s memorial will be unveiled in a ceremony at her resting place, the St. Joseph Cemetery in...
Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 2 days agoMorris Lawson III told The Washington Post. Recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson...
Civil rights icon Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
Los Angeles Daily News· 3 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, died...
Civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr., who trained activists in nonviolent protest, has died at...
CNN.com· 3 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights icon who trained activists in nonviolent protest, died...