Civil rights groups say push to dismantle Education Department will undo hard-won gains
The rights of Americans to self-determine how to educate their children — a hotly contested matter that stretches back to at ...
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'Walking in solidarity': This Side of the Bridge marchers urge to keep fighting
It doesn't matter about no color. Last time I checked ... something she said is crucial to keep the civil rights movement alive. "When you're walking, you clear your head and it centers you ...
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Global protests against rollback of rights and protections set for April 5
Tens of thousands are set to protest on April 5 against Trump's agenda, defending democracy, civil rights, and everyday Americans' interests.
'Segregation and Democracy Don’t Mix': The 1963 Freedom Marches in downtown Nashville
It was the early spring of 1963, Saturday, March 23, and again on Saturday, March 30, to be exact when a group of ...
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Civil Rights Movement Memphis women, Smith, Walk and Crenshaw, made a difference | Opinion
Following in her footsteps were the women who made a difference in our city by taking the lead during the Civil Rights Movement. Topping that list is Maxine Smith, who was a brilliant and gutsy ...
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Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights
Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for ...
Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument
Seventy Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War will be memorialized in a monument planned for Rocky Mount ...
City Journal4d
The Rise of Civil Terrorism
And one could consider the protesters’ actions through the lens of civil disobedience, recalling the 1960s civil rights movement, which also involved minor lawbreaking and was organized by nonprofits, ...