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The civil rights activist so close to Martin Luther King Jr. she was thought of as his ‘other wife’
Stamford Advocate· 5 days agoThe most damaging is that King may have witnessed – and encouraged – a sexual assault at a Washington, D.C. hotel in January 1964. Garrow publishes content from FBI files ...
Werner Spitz, Forensic Expert in High-Profile Murders, Dies at 97
New York Times· 20 hours agoKennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., O.J. Simpson, JonBenet Ramsey, Mary Jo Kopechne and many others,...
Democrats fear chaos of 1968 convention as they prepare to renominate Joe Biden in Chicago
USA Today· 4 days agoFlashbacks of bloody clashes between police and anti-Vietnam War demonstrators outside the...
Restoration aims to restore luster of decaying 1964 World's Fair pavilion
Newsday· 4 days agoThe guests included the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family, the ground having been broken by...
Carlotta Walls LaNier babysat my mom—Brown v. Board was watered down
Newsweek· 3 hours agoIn the winter of 1969, during the frigid spring semester at the University of Minnesota, a coalition...
‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
Colorado Springs Gazette· 7 days agoThe Seder is a Passover celebration and ceremony that commemorates the story of Exodus - Moses...
'Why Are You Not Helping?': Fox News' Shannon Bream Urges Biden to Send National Guard to Quash...
RadarOnline.com· 4 days agoFox News host Shannon Bream urges President Joe Biden to send the National Guard to quell...
Dear America, it’s time to fulfill the promises of the Fair Housing Act
theGrio· 2 days agoPresident Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law on April 11, 1968, just one week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther& ...
Gaza protests threaten to upend Democratic convention in Chicago amid growing criticism of Biden
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNEW YORK — The pro-Palestinian protests roiling Columbia University and college campuses nationwide...
Blow: The ghost of the 1968 antiwar movement has returned
San Jose Mercury News· 1 day agoAt the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, anti-Vietnam War protesters clashed with...