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The times and addresses of the July 17-19 protests scheduled in Indiana can be found below. Rallies without addresses are marked as private events, which can be joined via the Good Trouble Lives On ...
Some may object to such a broad definition of what constitutes a civil rights movement. But Masur deftly reveals how the loose nature of unlikely antebellum coalitions propelled justice’s fight.
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, seven curators have chosen the artworks they believe best defines the Civil Rights era.
Framing a cause as a “civil rights” issue may actually decrease public support—even among people who deeply value civil rights. That’s the key finding of a new study published in the ...
A look at how Dr. King's unique and powerful oratory style inspired, defined and propelled the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.
Barry Moore (R-Ala.) recently reintroduced the Define to Defeat Act, a much-needed federal measure that would help address the gaping loopholes in how our laws currently respond to antisemitic attacks ...
Within the Civil RIghts Movement, Black women wielded a profound influence in sculpting the narrative of social justice.
An architect of critical race theory: ‘We cannot allow all of the lessons from the civil rights movement forward to be packed up and put away for storage’ January 19, 2022 More than 3 years ago ...
Robert Siegel talks to Thomas Sugrue, professor of history and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, about the history of labor unions and the civil rights movement and how that ...
The civil rights movement of the 20th century mainly fought for equality for African Americans — and these are the most important civil rights leaders of the last century.
IDEAS An insight from the civil rights movement: How to hold meetings Protest marches and other acts of dissent in the 1960s were carefully planned in sessions where leaders felt free to disagree ...
Yet the real story of the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization lies in the hearts and minds of all those who refused to stand idly while race prejudice tarnished our nation.