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From Bull Connor to Barack Obama
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Fifty years ago this week, thousands of students left their classrooms and marched on downtown...
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Obama Was Never Timid
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His fight for gun control took some of the greatest presidential guts in U.S....
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A Civil Rights ‘Prophet’
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A new documentary honors Whitney Young Jr., an unsung player in the civil rights movement....
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The Woman Behind Malcolm X
His widow was left homeless and pregnant. But, recalls daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, her mother never gave up. MORE
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Reporters at the Barricades
How a band of idealistic journalists changed the civil-rights movement. By Mark Whitaker MORE
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Tip for Horace Mann: Rename School Field
The school should send a powerful signal by renaming its baseball field in honor of former math teacher Robert Moses, who became a civil-rights heavyweight and... MORE
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Sharpton’s New Civil Rights Battle
The veteran activist has launched a campaign against voter-ID laws he says are designed to roll back civil rights. By Allison Samuels. MORE
