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This Day in History— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Jimmy Carter posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
Richard Hunt’s life is on exhibit in Chicago — and it’s a walk through Civil Rights history
Richard Hunt” opens Friday at the Loyola University Museum of Art, spotlighting America's most prolific public art sculptor.
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The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign that turned the National Mall into a protest slum for 42 days
Wikimedia Commons/Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign Martin Luther King Jr. planned ...
What's in a name? In Nashville, plenty of hate and racist history | Opinion
Nashville should remember the dark elements of its past. But when naming streets and schools, it should recognize those with ...
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Digital archive aims to preserve Bayard Rustin’s legacy as a queer Civil Rights activist
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...
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Bayard Rustin archive preserves his legacy as queer civil rights leader
This fall, a digital archive will open access to one of the Civil Rights Movement’s most overlooked leaders: Bayard Rustin.
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America’s civil rights trail, a journey through history
Walk through Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail, from Montgomery to Selma, and experience the landmarks that shaped America’s path ...