Civil Rights

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October 6, 2016

Ava DuVernay’s ’13th’ is both courageous and critical filmmaking

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February 23, 2016

American Girl debuts doll from civil rights era

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February 21, 2016

Photo of Bernie Sanders being arrested at civil rights protest emerges

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February 12, 2016

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

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December 23, 2015

Dept. of Transportation investigating Alabama for possible civil rights violations

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December 9, 2015

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

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October 10, 2015

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

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September 28, 2015

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

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September 10, 2015

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

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August 17, 2015

Why Julian Bond mattered to the movement

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June 29, 2015

North Carolina NAACP president compares Bree Newsome to Rosa Parks

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May 12, 2015

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

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May 4, 2015

How technology and social media spawned a new civil rights movement

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April 7, 2015

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

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March 11, 2015

Ferguson police chief resigns in wake of scathing federal report

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March 7, 2015

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

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March 1, 2015

Obama invoking civil rights struggles past and present

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February 4, 2015

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

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January 27, 2015

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

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January 19, 2015

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

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