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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
WCBD-TV Charleston· 8 hours agoHOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped...
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,...
In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next.
WKOW 27 Madison· 3 days agoIn the spring of that year, a series of events – including the assassination of Dr. Martin < ...
Evansville TV icon Brad Byrd is leaving the airwaves after 46 years
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoIn 2018, Byrd and Simpson collaborated on a story, “The Reverend and the Politician,” on the 50th...
Seeing MLK's Legacy at the Gaza Solidarity Protests
Time via AOL· 5 days agoEven the march that King would later become most associated with after his assassination–the March on Washington (MOW) on Aug. 28, 1963, of< ...
Uvalde’s Next Congressman Might Be a Gunfluencer
New York Magazine· 6 days agoThe 28-year-old gun influencer, known online as “The AK Guy,” has built a following of more than 3 million followers with videos including a reenactment ...
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 ...