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Dr. King honored on 46th anniversary of March on Washington

Politicians, business leaders, and educators gathered at the national mall in Washington, DC to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and the 46th anniversary of the march on Washington... The celebration was held earlier today on the future site of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

Civil rights legend to be honored with Medal of Freedom

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VIDEO - A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped lead the Montgomery bus boycott is headed to Washington to receive the Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama...

Tributes to hero of Underground Railroad may finally surface

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As President Obama and the nation's lawmakers tackle hot-button issues like health care reform, momentum is quietly building to honor an American heroine who instituted her own brand of reform and change: Harriet Tubman...

theGrio Reflects: the Underground Railroad

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More than 150 years ago this week, the Underground Railroad began, giving slaves in the South a chance at freedom. The Grio reflects with iCue on railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman's legacy with a look at how it is being remembered today...

theGrio Reflects: NAACP Founded

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In the early 1900s, vicious attacks against African Americans were almost as common in the North as in the South.

“Many whites and blacks saw the need …

Lost class reunites 50 years after integration battle

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In Arkansas Sataurday, it was a memorable reunion for a senior class that didnt exist. Classmates from the Horace Mann high school class of 1959 gathered to celebrate the their 50th reunion. Their class motto was appropriately called "the class that should have been"...

Emmett Till's casket found rusting in shack

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ALSIP, Illinois (AP) -- While Till's grave site was not disturbed, Sheriff Tom Dart said investigators found his original iconic glass-topped casket rusting in a shack at the cemetery...

Juneteenth a state holiday in Texas

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MARY BENTON

Since 1979, Texas has celebrated the end of slavery on June 19. But on Galveston Island, the true meaning of Juneteenth goes back to 1865.

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NAACP disputes raised confederate flag in Florida (video)

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It’s a symbol of history — but also of hate. Some 150 years after the Civil War, the confederate flag is still stirring emotions — and Sou…

Some black WWII veterans honored after death, not before – (video)

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Until recently, many African-American veterans have fought alongside their comrades but received little to no recognition for their courage. For some W…

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Service and Activism

Dr. King honored on 46th anniversary of March on Washington

Civil rights legend to be honored with Medal of Freedom

Tributes to hero of Underground Railroad may finally surface

theGrio Reflects: the Underground Railroad

theGrio Reflects: NAACP Founded

Lost class reunites 50 years after integration battle

Emmett Till's casket found rusting in shack

Juneteenth a state holiday in Texas

NAACP disputes raised confederate flag in Florida (video)

Some black WWII veterans honored after death, not before – (video)

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