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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 ...
Chris Wallace Says Student Vietnam Protesters Had a More ‘Personal Stake’ in the ’60s Than...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 26 minutes agoThe longtime journalist admits that tensions with counter-protesters was “nothing like what you see...
Our democracy facing 'biggest test ... we've ever been through,' Donna Brazile says at CSU
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoShe drew from stories of a great-grandmother who grew up in slavery, the message and assassination ...
Werner Spitz, ‘Medical Detective’ in High-Profile Murders, Dies at 97
New York Times· 1 day agoDr. Werner Spitz, a pathologist whose accounts of the traumatic last moments in some of the most...
Restoration aims to restore luster of decaying 1964 World's Fair pavilion
Newsday· 5 days agoPark set a world record for an international exposition. The guests included the Rev. Martin Luther ...
‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
WSAU Wausau· 7 days agoBy Aurora Ellis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gathered around a banner emblazoned with the words “stop arming...
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
Growing campus unrest sparks Democratic fears over Chicago convention
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIntense clashes between anti-war protesters and police on college campuses is spreading alarm among...
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...
Carlotta Walls LaNier babysat my mom—Brown v. Board was watered down
Newsweek· 14 hours agoIn the winter of 1969, during the frigid spring semester at the Universityof Minnesota, a coalition ...