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On Juneteenth, one man’s unwavering quest for reparations
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 44 minutes agoBelow the blazing sun on Juneteenth, Howard Ray flagged down cars stopped at a red light by a corner...
Friendship 9’s John Gaines dies at 83. SC civil rights group pioneered ‘jail, no bail’
Myrtle Beach Sun News McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoHill lunch counter that was “whites only.” They were convicted of trespassing the next day and spent...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLeaders in the Civil Rights Movement at the time thought white students might be able to recruit more members if they reached out to ...
Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 22 hours agoMays' family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced Tuesday night he had died earlier in the...
Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee holds annual Walk for Freedom in Dallas
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 13 hours agoThe walk commemorates the federal holiday that Lee helped make happen. The mileage represents the...
Rediscovered manuscript: Man defends homosexuality long before there was a gay rights movement
WPTZ Burlington· 4 days agoLong before there was a real gay rights movement, a man went on a mission to bring injustices...
Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoI have studied Lawson for more than 20 years, and I argue that he was among the most important...
We were Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. Now, only two of us remain.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 days agoRev. Lawson trained the Nashville students and clergy who became leaders in the sit-in movement of...
JD Supra: Trailblazers, OutKasts, and Iconic Brands: The INTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta
JD Supra· 6 hours ago1. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park: Located in the historic Sweet Auburn district, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park commemorates Dr. Martin ...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoPlessy took his case all the way to the Supreme court in 1896. In a seven to one vote, “separate but...