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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at...
theGrio· 2 hours 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· 2 days agoAs he watched Black citizens declare war on segregation during the bus boycott in Montgomery,...
Seeing MLK's Legacy at the Gaza Solidarity Protests
Time via AOL· 6 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...
How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution
Time Magazine· 7 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 ...
The 9 Worst Years in History to be Alive
MediaFeed via AOL· 23 minutes agoThe groovy tunes and psychedelic posters of the previous year were overshadowed by grim headlines and societal upheaval. The assassinations of Martin <...
In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next.
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 4 days agoIn the spring of that year, a series of events – including the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther ...
