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Road to Rickwood Trailer : The Road to Rickwood
NPR· 4 days agoBirmingham, Alabama was one of the fiercest battlegrounds of the American Civil Rights Movement. But in order to understand the struggle, you don't have to look any further than Rickwood Field ...
New exhibit shows impact of Civil Rights movement on Bob Dylan's art
Tulsa World· 3 days agoIn January of 1961, just days after John F. Kennedy was sworn in as president, a 19-year-old...
New curriculum on desegregation teaches elementary students the legacy of the ‘Memphis 13’
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThe goal is for students and teachers to develop an understanding of Memphis’ role in American...
Chicago teen earns doctoral degree at age 17
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBy age 14, Dorothy Jean Tillman had obtained an associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree. Despite the impressive achievements, Tillman remembers...
Williams: On civil rights, policies must outweigh political platitudes
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 3 hours agoAs Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke at the historic site of a student walkout on the 70th anniversary of...
How the Memphis Parks Department honors Civil Rights Movement at MLK Reflection Park
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLocated in a one-block area behind the Memphis Light, Gas and Water building and with Beale Street...
The Shenandoah County School Board’s Terrible History Lesson
Time via AOL· 6 hours agoAn empty pedestal remains after the statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was...
Police to get powers to ban disruptive protests under new plans
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoProtest groups that regularly break the law, such as Palestine Action, could face restrictions on...
Rural S.C. Lowcountry counties played key, but little-known role in Civil Rights history
Bluffton Today· 2 days agoWhen we think of the Civil Rights Movement in America, most may recall events at historical...
Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says
CNN.com· 5 days agoRev. William Lawson, a long-time civil rights advocate and founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church...