Jacobin on MSN20h
Learning From the Courage of the Civil Rights Movement
It was very difficult to keep going when all our efforts seemed in vain,” Rosa Parks described her work in the 1940s and ...
Traveling Cheesehead on MSN1d
Memphis Landmarks: A Guide to the City's Must-See Sights
This West Tennessee city is rich in history, culture, and music, and these Memphis landmarks are a testament to its unique ...
Pappas: Bloody Sunday 60th anniversary and civil rights movement offer lessons for today
What those patriotic Americans showed us is that ours is a government of the people where everyday Americans can stand up and ...
The Daily Egyptian3d
The road to Memphis: southern Illinoisans tour Civil Rights history
Connection weaved through the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll and into the lives of several southern Illinoisans as a local ...
Alabama Democrats fight to keep civil rights landmarks from being sold without congressional approval
U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, and Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, have introduced legislation prohibiting the sale of ...
KERA News5d
‘Backbone of the American Dream’: How Rosenwald Schools shaped the civil rights movement
Photographer Andrew Feiler documented the last remaining Rosenwald Schools built to educate Black children during segregation ...
Henrico Citizen5d
Henrico’s Black History 'Soul Bowl' highlights local trailblazers, emphasizes substance use prevention
Who was Virginia’s first Black governor? When did the University of Virginia admit its first Black student? Who founded Henrico’s Ziontown Community, a settlement built in the Tuckahoe District after ...