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The civil rights activist so close to Martin Luther King Jr. she was thought of as his ‘other wife’
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 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 ...
The Trump effect is now spreading in all directions
Salon.com· 1 day agoOn the night of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Bobby Kennedy appeared at a public event ...
Columbia University protests look increasingly like those in 1968 as police storm campuses...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoConsidering the institution’s history of expansion and the uprisings surrounding the assassinations ...
Chris Wallace Says Student Vietnam Protesters Had a More ‘Personal Stake’ in the ’60s Than...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe longtime journalist admits that tensions with counter-protesters was “nothing like what you see...
‘Stax: Soulsville U.S.A.’ Trailer Shows How Label Thrived at Beginning of Civil Rights Movement
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThey documentary features interviews with Stax execs...divisions, as well as Redding’s stunning...
Werner Spitz, ‘Medical Detective’ in High-Profile Murders, Dies at 97
New York Times· 3 days 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· 6 days agoPark set a world record for an international exposition. The guests included the Rev. Martin Luther ...
Pro-Palestinian college protests could help elect Trump
Newsday· 14 hours agoProtesters at Columbia University vandalized and occupied an administration building — followed by...
Dear America, it’s time to fulfill the promises of the Fair Housing Act
theGrio· 4 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· 4 days agoIntense clashes between anti-war protesters and police on college campuses is spreading alarm among...