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In 1954, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision led to the integration of public schools and allowed young people like Charlotte's Dorothy Counts-Scoggins to be one of ...
Back in the heyday of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, I frequently lectured on the origins of the Religious Right, pointing out that, despite all the leaders’ dodging and weaving, ...
Black steelworkers not only forged steel but also laid the foundation for the Region’s economic and social identity. Their ...
By David Larson In the era of “search engine optimization” and click bait, I’m told that list-based articles (sometimes called listicles) continue to be a great way to gain the interest of a ...
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Cecil B. Moore: Soldier turned civil rights leader
Cecil Bassett Moore was a Black American activist, lawyer and politician during the civil rights movement who operated mostly in Philadelphia. He was known for his more aggressive push for change and ...
The ANC's social engineering mirrors Apartheid's, imposing a forced national identity and limiting freedom of association.
Black Korean War veteran Joe Lewis stood up to a racist bus driver in the Jim Crow South when he was working at Keesler Air Force Base in the 50s in Biloxi, Mississippi.
The Friendship Nine changed the civil rights movement in 1961 by choosing prison rather than paying a fine for a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter.
Autherine Lucy Foster made history on Feb. 3, 1956, becoming the first Black student to attend classes at the University of ...
Woodrow Wilson — 28th president, proponent of the League of Nations and a leader of the early 20th century Progressive ...
Trump's order allocating funding for expanding school choice would diverting crucial funding away from already underfunded ...