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Advancing the Dream: 8 notable Civil Rights victories
Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...
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The Uprising of 1969: A look back at the civil rights movement in Historic West Las Vegas
The Historic Westside of Las Vegas is often forgotten. Still, the neighborhood is a pivotal part of the city’s history, ...
‘Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud’: the moment funk came to the forefront of the Civil Rights movement
Funk may have had its niche audience during its prime, but James Brown got an entire nation to groove to an empowerment anthem.
Fred Shuttlesworth, "The most courageous civil rights fighter in the South"
In Alabama, many have come through the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport, but have you ever stopped to ask, why is it named ...
The Black church’s role in Civil Rights and social justice continues to grow
The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its origins dating back to the first African American congregations in the ...
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14 Black women who proved they were the real architects of the Civil Rights Movement
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
Jacksonville celebrates 125th anniversary of 'Black National Anthem' and native sons
On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...
St. Joseph Museums updates Civil Rights exhibit
A newly renovated Civil Rights exhibit is taking visitors from the emergence of the movement to the height of the efforts to fight for equality. The Museums finished renovating its Civil Rights ...
Civil Rights photographer: 'I hope that Black history will become American history.'
A Midlands man has been capturing history through different set of lenses literally.Cecil Williams has been a photographer since he was ...
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New book documents more than a century of Black history at MSU
The Black Experience at Michigan State University” chronicles the history and impact of Black students, faculty and staff at MSU.
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Celebrate Black History Month with museum
Area residents can celebrate Black history and learn about the civil rights movement at the Underground Railroad Museum’s ...
Celebrating Black History Month: How COFO helped the Mississippi civil rights movement
COFO. It stands for the Council of Federated Organizations and while many of you have never heard of it, COFO is an organization born in Mississippi, that was a crucial piece of the civil rights ...