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John Lewis, congressman and civil rights icon, dies at 80
Lewis passed seven months after a routine medical visit revealed that he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and...
Atlanta civil rights leader C.T. Vivian dead at 95
Civil rights icon Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T,” Vivian has died at age 95 of natural causes at his home in Atlanta, according to a report...
Bulletproof memorial to Mississippi civil rights icon Emmett Till replaces vandalized sign
A new bulletproof memorial to slain civil rights icon Emmett Till was unveiled Saturday in Mississippi after previous historical markers...
Girls Imprisoned For Civil Rights Work To Get Historical Marker
The Leesburg Stockade is a squat, block brick building where about 15 girls were imprisoned in the 1960s for their role in integrating a...
Civil Rights organization rescinds human rights award for Angela Davis after outcry
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute has decided not to honor civil rights icon Angela Davis with its human rights awards after...
‘White Civil Rights Rally’ Planned Near White House by Charlottesville Organizer
Jason Kessler, who helped organize the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., last year, wants to hold a march in August next...
