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The National Portrait Gallery’s New Exhibition Honors The Life And Legacy Of James Baldwin

The National Portrait Gallery’s New Exhibition Honors The Life And Legacy Of James Baldwin

WATCH: In My Feed -Did You Know: Rosa Parks Refused To Give Up Her Seat On This Day?

WATCH: In My Feed -Did You Know: Rosa Parks Refused To Give Up Her Seat On This Day?

Did You Know: Rosa Parks Refused To Give Up Her Seat On This Day?

Did You Know: Rosa Parks Refused To Give Up Her Seat On This Day?

Monument Honoring Slain Civil Rights Activist Viola Luizzo And Friend Sarah Evans Unveiled In Detroit

Monument Honoring Slain Civil Rights Activist Viola Luizzo And Friend Sarah Evans Unveiled In Detroit

60 Years After The Bombing Of The 16th Street Baptist Church In Alabama,"5th Little Girl" Still Seeking Justice

60 Years After The Bombing Of The 16th Street Baptist Church In Alabama,"5th Little Girl" Still Seeking Justice

Black Children In Alabama Risked Their Lives For Civil Rights. One Woman Recounts Her Experience 60 Years Later

Black Children In Alabama Risked Their Lives For Civil Rights. One Woman Recounts Her Experience 60 Years Later

Sixty Years Ago These Unforgettable Photos Of Birmingham Police Attacking Black Children Changed History

Sixty Years Ago These Unforgettable Photos Of Birmingham Police Attacking Black Children Changed History

Civil Rights Icon Myrlie Evers-Williams Turns 90 Today: Here Are 7 Things She Wants Us To Know Right Now

Civil Rights Icon Myrlie Evers-Williams Turns 90 Today: Here Are 7 Things She Wants Us To Know Right Now

Woman In Iconic Civil Rights Photo Dies At 81

Woman In Iconic Civil Rights Photo Dies At 81

Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges Writes New Children's Book About Desegregation

Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges Writes New Children's Book About Desegregation

The Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference Wants To Inspire Advocacy and Innovation With Inaugural Event

The Jacksonville Civil Rights Conference Wants To Inspire Advocacy and Innovation With Inaugural Event

Late NYPD Officer Accuses FBI, NYPD of Conspiring to Assassinate Malcolm X

Late NYPD Officer Accuses FBI, NYPD of Conspiring to Assassinate Malcolm X

Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Changed My Life

Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Changed My Life

Valerie Jarrett: We Have An Opportunity To Change The Culture Around Voting

Valerie Jarrett: We Have An Opportunity To Change The Culture Around Voting

Rep. John Lewis To Lie In State At U.S. Capitol

Rep. John Lewis To Lie In State At U.S. Capitol

Civil Rights Activist C.T. Vivian Will Lie In State At Georgia Capitol

Civil Rights Activist C.T. Vivian Will Lie In State At Georgia Capitol

Valerie Jarrett: We Have An Opportunity To Change The Culture Around Voting

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11 John Lewis Quotes We Could All Learn And Grow From

Our Struggle Is One 'Of Many Lifetimes': A 1985 Interview With John Lewis Shows There's Still Work To Be Done

Our Struggle Is One 'Of Many Lifetimes': A 1985 Interview With John Lewis Shows There's Still Work To Be Done