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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
Houston Chronicle· 1 hour agoThe Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate...
Biographer offers an unvarnished look at pre-eminent civil rights icon
Republican-American· 1 day agoAs he watched Black citizens declare war on segregation during the bus boycott in Montgomery,...
How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution
Time Magazine· 6 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. knew better than anyone what it would take to pull off a revolution capable of reshaping the soul of America and ...
Seeing MLK's Legacy at the Gaza Solidarity Protests
Time via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBy 1969, City College was still 91% white; while CUNY’s Brooklyn College was 96% white. Alongside student strikes across the country that accelerated in...
In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next.
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 3 days agoIn the spring of that year, a series of events – including the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther ...
Negro Motorist Green Book Stays You Can Visit Today
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMartin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. Today, it houses the National Civil Rights Museum, an immersive experience ...
Cyril Wecht, famed pathologist who analyzed JFK, Elvis, JonBenet Ramsey deaths, dead at 93
Fox News· 1 day agoRenowned forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht died "peacefully" Monday at the age of 93, according...
Anti-war protests, a Chicago DNC: Is it 1968 all over again? Some historians say no
NPR· 13 hours ago"And then from there on, throughout that entire year, it just continues to be one sort of upheaval...