Civil Rights

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November 23, 2013

MSNBC contributors discuss JFK's impact on black America

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November 22, 2013

JFK appointed first black Secret Service agent on White House detail

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November 21, 2013

Mom claims son, 14, was beaten, tasered in face by police after shoplifting arrest

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November 21, 2013

Andrew Young on John F. Kennedy: 'He was a seeker of human rights'

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November 15, 2013

Study: Gender wage gap worse for African-American and Hispanic women

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October 24, 2013

Sharpton’s Nation Action Network seeks meeting with Barneys CEO

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October 23, 2013

2 Miss. museums to take on its turbulent history

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October 16, 2013

45th anniversary of John Carlos-Tommie Smith ‘black power salute’ at ’68 Olympics

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October 12, 2013

Urban League chapter president T. Willard Fair honored for 50 years of service

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September 11, 2013

Congress honors ‘4 little girls’, civil rights era bombing victims

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September 9, 2013

Ben Jealous credited with boosting NAACP success

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September 9, 2013

What will NAACP president Ben Jealous’ legacy be?

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September 4, 2013

NAACP-KKK meeting in Wyoming believed to be a first

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September 2, 2013

Remembering the legacy of A. Phillip Randolph on Labor Day

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August 29, 2013

March on Washington anniversary: A call to action

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August 29, 2013

Why Obama’s March on Washington speech was a letdown

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August 28, 2013

Obama at March on Washington: King’s dream partly met, still unfulfilled

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August 28, 2013

Civil rights photographer: I was looking at fear, oppression, and change

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August 27, 2013

theGrio users weigh in on 1963 March on Washington

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August 26, 2013

Civil rights and immigration history connected at March on Washington

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