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NEH program in Selma, Alabama on civil rights movement was life-changing, attendee says
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThis summer, I had the privilege of being chosen to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities...
Eighth of August: Civil rights activist who took part in 1965 Selma march will be at Jubilee
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year’s Eighth of August Jubilee brings a giant of the Civil Rights Movement to Knoxville....
Civil rights activist Bettie Mae Fikes, 'the voice of Selma,' recalls turbulent '60s with a song in...
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPAXTON — Bettie Mae Fikes, a founding member of the Freedom Singers during the U.S. civil rights...
Most Americans value civil rights movement but lack ‘robust knowledge’ of the era, survey finds
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance A survey released by More in Common found that most Americans remember the civil...
'Selma was a reckoning': Biden marks voting rights anniversary in Alabama
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This article has been updated to clarify that the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived to Selma...
Why the Neo-Nazis Picked Charlottesville in the First Place (It Wasn’t the Statue)
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoZach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images In August of 2017, alt-right activists, Klansmen, and...
Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark...
Opinion | Our Generals Are Bad at Strategy. They Should Study the Civil Rights Movement.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. military has struggled mightily in recent decades. American armed forces excel at tactics,...
In Selma, Kamala Harris says personal freedoms are under attack
Florida Phoenix via Yahoo News· 2 months agoQuality Journalism for Critical Times Vice President Kamala Harris called for new efforts to protect...
'This is our history:' African American churches, museums and landmarks work to preserve Black...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – Termites had destroyed beams at the historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama,...