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Friendship 9’s John Gaines dies at 83. SC civil rights group pioneered ‘jail, no bail’
The State via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoSouth Carolina civil rights legend John Alexander Gaines, who spent a month in the York County jail...
Uncovering Dad’s unsung bravery during the Civil Rights Movement
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 2 days agoEditor's note: The writer's father, Everett Fifield Jr., was originally from Council Bluffs and...
Black Homesteaders Are Finding Freedom Through Sustainable Living—You Can, Too
Parents via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThough agriculture can be historically traumatic for many Black families, these homesteaders have...
Rev. James Lawson Jr.’s legacy lives on in Nashville
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Rev. James Lawson, a storied civil rights leader, died on Monday at age 95 in Los Angeles. Lawson is widely known as the...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs a civil rights activist, at his Los Angeles church and in his practice of nonviolence, James...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says - WXXV News 25
WXXV News 25· 7 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoIn 1964, student activists at Scarritt College in Nashville formed one of the many civil rights groups that pushed for equality and racial justice. The group, called the Southern Student Organizing ...
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
WUNC Chapel Hill· 5 days agoA key architect of the Civil Rights Movement has died. The Rev. James Lawson was a staunch advocate for nonviolent resistance to racism, even in the face of brutality. A Methodist minister and ...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's celebrations happening in Nashville and what is open and closed
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the day which recognizes the end of slavery in the United States, is celebrated on Wednesday, June 19. Nashville, a major city during the Civil Rights Movement, will be hosting a ...