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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

11 John Lewis Quotes We Could All Learn And Grow From

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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

Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dead At 95

Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dead At 95

Civil Rights Activist J. Charles Jones Has Died at 82

Civil Rights Activist J. Charles Jones Has Died at 82

5 T-Shirts That Honor The Life & Legacy Of Emmett Till

5 T-Shirts That Honor The Life & Legacy Of Emmett Till

Civil Rights and Bites: These Black-owned Restaurants Fed and Fostered the Civil Rights Movement

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Civil Rights and Bites: These Black-owned Restaurants Fed and Fostered the Civil Rights Movement

Georgia State Sen. Nikema Williams On Continuing the Legacy Of The Civil Rights Movement

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Georgia State Sen. Nikema Williams On Continuing The Legacy Of The Civil Rights Movement