Civil Rights

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Photo of Bernie Sanders being arrested at civil rights protest emerges

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Rep. John Lewis comes for Bernie's civil rights activism in 1960s: 'I never saw him'

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Dept. of Transportation investigating Alabama for possible civil rights violations

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Why Abigail Fisher’s lawsuit is a modern day Trojan Horse

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister-in-law 'violently punched in the face'

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Elizabeth Warren boldly endorses Black Lives Matter in speech about racial inequality

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Dr. William Grier, co-author of 'Black Rage,' dies at 89

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Why Julian Bond mattered to the movement

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North Carolina NAACP president compares Bree Newsome to Rosa Parks

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Harriet Tubman Could Be The First Woman On A $20 Bill

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How technology and social media spawned a new civil rights movement

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Why Rand Paul's presidential bid should matter to black America

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Ferguson police chief resigns in wake of scathing federal report

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President Obama marks Selma's 50th anniversary with powerful speech

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Obama invoking civil rights struggles past and present

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President Obama requests $50 million to restore key civil rights sites

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Famed civil rights protesters ‘Friendship Nine’ to have arrest records erased

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When it comes to Dr. King's dream, America still disappoints

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Eric Holder, Justice Department announce protections for transgender workers

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FBI looking into teen Lennon Lacy’s hanging death

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