Civil Rights

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James Hood dies; defied segregation at University of Alabama

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MLK’s daughter Bernice King: Nonviolence message vital as ever

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theGrio’s 100: William Barber, fighting for the rights of all North Carolinians

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MLK III: Martin Luther King’s Bible makes historic journey to Obama’s inaugural

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Ted Nugent calls gun owners the new Rosa Parks

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Civil rights pioneer Julia Hill steps down at NAACP

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Robert Bork dead at 85: May his brand of judicial ideology rest in peace

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Atlanta civil rights leader, businessman Jesse Hill Jr. dead

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It’s time for common sense school discipline

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Malcolm X’s daughter turns to Middle East to fund film on father

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Former Attorney General Bill Baxley’s letter to the Ku Klux Klan goes viral

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NAACP steps up fight to end death penalty in Maryland

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Why we can't keep hope alive for Jesse Jackson

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Civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot dies at 73

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Supreme Court to take new look at voting rights law

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Massachusetts legislative candidate denies Rosa Parks 'gimmick' comment

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National Civil Rights Museum to open balcony where MLK was shot to public

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Controversial billboard labels MLK a Republican

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Civil rights activists vow to continue the fight to free John McNeil

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A future doctor's thoughts on Affirmative Action

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