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More than 200 arrested in Kenya protests over proposed tax hikes in finance bill
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 hours agoCivil society groups said that demonstrations and a planned sit-down outside parliament buildings...
Friendship 9’s John Gaines dies at 83. SC civil rights group pioneered ‘jail, no bail’
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe stools at Kounter restaurant on Main Street, the site of the original sit-in and arrest, have...
Civil rights era leader dies at 95 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
NY governor's subway mask ban proposal sparks debate over right to anonymous protest
Associated Press via AOL· 4 days agoA new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to ban masks on the New York subway is drawing backlash from ...
Attorney John Gaines, one of Friendship 9 demonstrators in Rock Hill, dies
The Post and Courier· 17 hours agoJohn Gaines, one of nine men who played a crucial role in the civil rights movement in Rock Hill has...
Daughter shares story of her father, Deputy Sheriff Fifield, during the Civil Rights era
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoTeresa Thompson, the daughter of former Deputy Sheriff Everett Fifield, shares story of father's...
Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLawson was based in Nashville, and in his first full year of work he traveled to every former...
The Reverend James Lawson Jr., Civil Rights Trailblazer, Dies at 95 - The Baltimore Times
Baltimore Times· 5 days agoReverend James M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist pastor and civil rights leader, passed away at the age of...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoThe former members said they were proud of college students today being active in civil rights causes and protesting issues like the Israel-Hamas War. But ...