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Gardner Taylor, preacher and civil rights figure, dies at 96

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Gardner C. Taylor, who was widely regarded as the dean of American preaching and who played a key role…

Slain civil rights activist to receive posthumous degree

DETROIT (AP)—For 24 years, a stone marker has stood along U.S. 80 in Alabama’s Lowndes County, near the spot where Viola Gregg Liuzzo was fatally…

Leading civil rights reporter Claude Sitton dies at 89

ATLANTA (AP) — In a 1962 article, New York Times reporter Claude Sitton described a voting rights meeting at a south Georgia church that was…

50th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X (in photos)

He was one of the most captivating and electrifying speakers this country ever produced. The things Malcolm X said and exposed during his time...

‘March: Book Two’ shows all sides of civil rights movement

WASHINGTON (AP) – A comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. helped bring a young John Lewis into the civil rights movement. Fifty-years later, the…

Young Activists Meet in Nashville to Rest, Plan

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A group of young activists fighting for racial justice around the country met in Nashville this week to strategize at a…

Atlanta Celebrates the Incredible Life of Business Legend Herman J. Russell

“He was elated and proud of the fact that he was able to share his legacy with others and, most importantly, his grandchildren. Herman...

FBI Letter to MLK Labels Him A ‘Filthy Abnormal Animal’

For the first time in more than 30 years, the contents of an anonymous letter sent to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have…

This Week in Black History

Week of Sept. 24-30 September 24 1957—President Dwight Eisenhower orders federal troops into Little Rock, Ark., to prevent angry Whites from interfering with the integration…

Congressman John Lewis Hosting Live Facebook Chat on 'March: Book One'

Join legendary Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) as he host a live chat on Facebook on Monday, Sept. 22 at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time,...

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